Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, to improve transmission reliability and a transmission rate. The method includes: An access network device determines first information for configuring a data transmission rule of a first service, and send the first information to a first terminal device in N terminal devices, where the N terminal devices are related to the first service, and N is an integer greater than 1. Based on control on an access network side, data of the first service may be transmitted on the N terminal devices based on the configured data transmission rule, and the access network device can flexibly configure the data transmission rule, so that a data transmission rule that meets requirements, such as high reliability and a high rate, of the first service can be configured, to improve transmission performance of the first service.

Abstract: This present disclosure discloses example communication methods and communications apparatuses. One example communication method includes a terminal device determining a first offset of a first power class and a second offset of the first power class when a power class of the terminal device is the first power class. A compensation amount of the first power class is determined based on the first offset and the second offset. A determination as to whether to camp on a first cell is made based on the second offset and the compensation amount of the first power class.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a device thereof are provided for tag access. The provided method includes: An answer device receives first signaling sent by a read/write device. The first signaling carries target flag information. The target flag information is used to determine the answer device. First flag information of the answer device matches the target flag information. The answer device determines a first slot, and sends first access information to the read/write device in the first slot. In the provided method, the first slot is determined, to avoid collision of different slots in a same slot in a next round, reduce a collision probability, and improve tag access efficiency.

Abstract: This application discloses a tag positioning method. In this application, a target tag receives first signaling sent by a target reader/writer, where the first signaling includes an identity ID of a first transmitter. The target tag sends second signaling to the target reader/writer, where the second signaling includes the ID of the first transmitter. Further, the target reader/writer may determine, based on the ID that is of the first transmitter and that is included in the signaling sent by the target tag, a coverage area that is of a transmitter and in which the target tag is located, to more accurately determine a location of the tag. Therefore, efficiency of tag positioning is improved.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A first device determines first indication information, where the first indication information indicates at least one second device to access the first device when access needs to be performed; and the first device sends the first indication information. In this way, a reader/writer may provide an access opportunity for a tag device that needs to perform access, to improve system efficiency and reduce a missed reading rate.

Abstract: A communication method, applied to a radio frequency identification communication system, and the radio frequency identification communication system includes a reader/writer and a tag connected to the reader/writer. The method includes: the reader/writer receives first information sent by the tag, where the first information is the 1st piece of information that is sent by the tag and that is received by the reader/writer in an inventory process. The reader/writer may identify, in the inventory process, tags of different types based on a capability that is of the tag and that is actively reported by the tag.

Abstract: This application provides a method for performing data transmission by two terminal devices and an apparatus, so that only a spectrum resource needs to be occupied or fewer spectrum resources need to be occupied, and fewer spectrum resources are consumed, thereby helping alleviate a strain on spectrum resources. The method includes: A first core network device determines that a first terminal and a second terminal are in a mutual backup relationship. The first core network device sends pairing indication information to a base station, where the pairing indication information indicates that the first terminal and the second terminal are in the mutual backup relationship.

Abstract: In a packet loss indication method, a user plane function (UPF) entity receives first indication information from a first base station, where the first indication information indicates that a first data packet was unsuccessfully sent, and that the first data packet was unsuccessfully sent includes that the UPF entity unsuccessfully sent the first data packet to the first base station or the first base station unsuccessfully sent the first data packet to a first terminal device. Second indication information is sent to a second base station, where the second indication information indicates that the first data packet was unsuccessfully sent.

Abstract: In an indication information receiving method, a first terminal device receives first indication information from a first network device, and sends information about at least one HARQ process of the first terminal device to the first network device based on the first indication information, where the information about the at least one HARQ process includes a process number of a first HARQ process. The first terminal device receives first data from the first network device through the first HARQ process. This can improve reliability during data transmission.

Abstract: Example data scheduling methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes obtaining, by a base station, capability information of user equipment (UE). The first capability information is used to allocate a data scheduling resource for a data transmission of the terminal device, and the data transmission is through a control plane. The base station indicates allocated data scheduling resource to the terminal device. Then, the base station receives, on the data scheduling resource, a radio resource control connection (RRC) establishment complete signaling, where the RRC connection establishment complete signaling includes a non-access stratum (NAS) message, and the NAS message includes data sent by the terminal device.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a data scheduling method, including: obtaining, by a base station, capability information of user equipment (UE), where a moment of obtaining the capability information of the UE is prior to that of receiving, by the base station, radio resource control (RRC) connection setup complete signaling that is sent by the UE to the base station; and allocating, by the base station, a data scheduling resource to the UE according to the capability information of the UE. By using embodiments of the present disclosure, resource utilization can be increased.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method. The method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a first indication to an access network device, wherein the first indication is used to indicate early data transmission; and performing, by the terminal device, the early data transmission between the terminal device and the access network device.

Abstract: One example transmission method includes receiving, by a network device, a first transmission parameter that is sent by a server and that is used to transmit assistance data, where the first transmission parameter includes configuration information and/or priority information, and the configuration information is used to indicate a transmission cycle of each of one or more system messages and/or a size of a data volume that can be carried in each of the one or more system messages, and sending, by the network device, first configuration information to the server according to the first transmission parameter, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a transmission cycle of a first system message and a size of a data volume that can be carried in the first system message, and the one or more system messages include the first system message.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides example positioning assistance data sending methods, systems, and devices. One example solution includes receiving, by a positioning server, at least one positioning request sent by a core network device, where the positioning request includes an identifier of user equipment (UE) and an identifier of a serving cell of the UE. The positioning server can then send at least one piece of positioning assistance data to a base station based on the at least one positioning request.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method. The method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a first indication to an access network device, wherein the first indication is used to indicate early data transmission; and performing, by the terminal device, the early data transmission between the terminal device and the access network device.

Abstract: This application provides a system message processing method and apparatus. A terminal receives a master information block (MIB), and obtains indication information. The indication information indicates a type of the MIB. In this way, the terminal can process the MIB based on the type of the MIB. In other words, in embodiments of this application, the terminal may decode the MIB based on the type of the MIB. Therefore, the following case is avoided: The MIB is decoded in a fixed manner, and consequently, the MIB cannot be accurately parsed. In this way, communication efficiency is improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses example communications methods and apparatuses. One example method includes obtaining effective carrier indication information from a network device. An effective carrier frequency is obtained based on the effective carrier indication information, where the effective carrier indication information includes first information, second information, and third information. The first information includes first indication information, second indication information, or third indication information. The first indication information is used to indicate that carriers are not paired, the second indication information is used to indicate that carriers are paired, the third indication information is used to indicate a paired carrier frequency spacing, the second information is used to indicate a start carrier frequency, and the third information is used to indicate a frequency domain location of an effective carrier relative to a start carrier.

Abstract: This present disclosure discloses example communication methods and communications apparatuses. One example communication method includes a terminal device determining a first offset of a first power class and a second offset of the first power class when a power class of the terminal device is the first power class. A compensation amount of the first power class is determined based on the first offset and the second offset. A determination as to whether to camp on a first cell is made based on the second offset and the compensation amount of the first power class.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method. The method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a first indication to an access network device, wherein the first indication is used to indicate early data transmission; and performing, by the terminal device, the early data transmission between the terminal device and the access network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a security processing method and a related device. The method may include: receiving, by a base station, security-processed target data sent by user equipment UE; sending, by the base station, security request information of the UE to a core network device; and receiving, by the base station, security response information returned by the core network device, where the security response information includes security parameter information of the UE and/or security-deprocessed target data. According to the present invention, during data transmission between the UE and the base station, not only data security can be ensured, but also low power consumption can be ensured.