Abstract: A context management method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: When a distributed unit DU of a network side device receives a first message from a centralized unit CU of the network side device, the distributed unit DU of the network side device may store a context of the terminal side device in an inactive state. The first message includes a second message, and the second message is used to indicate the terminal side device to enter the inactive (inactive) state and release a connection to the network side device.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes: receiving an uplink grant message from a network device, where the uplink grant message includes first information, and the first information corresponds to a plurality of transport block sizes; determining the plurality of transport block sizes based on the first information; determining, based on a size of to-be-sent data, a first transport block size from the plurality of transport block sizes; and sending the to-be-sent data to the network device based on the first transport block size.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method, a communications apparatus, and a system, to reduce a transmission delay of an emergency service. The method may include receiving an uplink grant. The method may also include determining, based on a time-domain position of an uplink grant resource indicated by the uplink grant, a first uplink grant resource used to transmit first service data. Furthermore, the method may include transmitting the first service data on the first uplink grant resource.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes obtaining, by a first communication apparatus, a data packet, a first quality of service (QoS) parameter and a second QoS parameter, mapping, by the first communication apparatus, the data packet to a data radio bearer (DRB) or a radio link control (RLC) layer entity based on the first QoS parameter and the second QoS parameter, and sending the data packet to a second communication apparatus. The first QOS parameter and the second QOS parameter corresponding to the data packet.

Abstract: A communications method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first access network device sends a first message to a core network device, where the first message is used to indicate to suspend one or both of a first PDU session and a second PDU session. The first PDU session and the second PDU session are PDU sessions that are established as requested by a same terminal, and are used to transmit a duplicated data packet. According to the method, when a condition for implementing reliable transmission is not met, the core network device can be indicated to suspend the PDU session. In this way, a PDU session does not need to be re-established, and signaling overheads for establishing the PDU session are saved.

Abstract: This application provides a random access method and apparatus. The method includes: A terminal device receives first information sent by a network device, where the first information includes a priority value of a first parameter used for a random access procedure. The terminal device initiates the random access procedure based on the priority value. In this way, the terminal device can preferentially select, based on the priority value of the first parameter, a two-step random access procedure or send a message in the random access procedure by using high power, to quickly access a network and reduce an access delay.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for wireless communications. One of the systems includes: a non-transitory computer-readable memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer-executable instructions instruct the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: sending, to a core network node, a first message comprising identification information of a network slice supported by a second access network node; and receiving, from the core network node, a first response message responsive to the first message.

Abstract: This application relates to the communications field, and discloses an event processing method and an apparatus, to prevent a network device from misunderstanding occurrence of a first event or a second event. The event processing method includes: determining first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate random access RA triggered by a first event or a second event, the first event refers to that a quantity of transmissions of a scheduling request SR reaches a maximum quantity of transmissions of the SR, and the second event refers to that for an SR that has been triggered and that is in a pending state, there is no available physical uplink control channel PUCCH resource; and sending the first indication information.

Abstract: A data transmission method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes determining, by a first communication apparatus, that transmission of a first data packet has failed, the first data packet being transmitted in a first transmission manner; and sending, by the first communication apparatus, P data packets after the first data packet, the P data packets being sent in a second transmission manner, P is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and a second transmission reliability corresponding to the second transmission manner is greater than the first transmission reliability corresponding to the first transmission manner. In this way, because the first communication apparatus sends the P data packets after the first data packet in the second transmission manner, transmission reliability of the P data packets is improved, so that successful transmission of the P data packets can be effectively ensured, and service interruption can be avoided.

Abstract: A signal transmission method includes receiving configuration information from a network device. The configuration information is used to indicate a serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by a terminal for a first service or first control information. The method also includes adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information. The method further includes transmitting the first service or the first control information by using an adjusted serving cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a configuration method and apparatus. When indicating, by using an RRC connection release message, a terminal to enter an inactive state from a connected state, a network device may include, in the RRC connection release message, a configuration parameter allocated to the terminal in the inactive state. That is, the terminal receives the radio resource control RRC connection release message sent by the network device, where the RRC connection release message includes first information used to indicate a target configuration parameter. In this way, the terminal may enter the inactive state based on the RRC connection release message, and determine a context parameter of the inactive state based on the first information, so that the configuration parameter is properly allocated to the terminal in the inactive state.

Abstract: A random access method includes working, by a user equipment (UE), on a first bandwidth part (BWP), where the first BWP is a currently active BWP, when the UE needs to perform a random access procedure, the UE performs the random access procedure on an initial BWP or on the first BWP, and when the UE receives BWP switching indication information from a network device instructing the UE to use a second BWP when performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, continuing, by the UE, to perform the random access procedure on the first BWP, or stopping, by the UE, performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, and performing the random access procedure on the second BWP.

Abstract: A first access network device allocates, to a second access network device based on an obtained quantity, supported by a terminal, of data radio bearers (DRBs) to which a data frame compression function is applied, a quantity of DRBs the second access network device can configure for the terminal and to which the function is applied can configure, and notifies the second access network device of an allocation result.

Abstract: Example message transmission methods and apparatus are provided. One example method includes obtaining a first correspondence by a core network device, where the first correspondence includes a correspondence between target device information and first time sensitive networking (TSN) domain information. The target device information is used to identify a target device, and the first TSN domain information is used to identify a TSN domain to which a first TSN device belongs. The core network device receives a multicast message from a second TSN device, where the multicast message includes second TSN domain information which is used to identify a TSN domain to which the second TSN device belongs. The core network device sends the multicast message to the target device when determining, based on the second TSN domain information and the first correspondence, that the second TSN device and the first TSN device belong to a same TSN domain.

Abstract: A communications method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first access network device sends a first message to a core network device, where the first message is used to indicate to suspend one or both of a first PDU session and a second PDU session. The first PDU session and the second PDU session are PDU sessions that are established as requested by a same terminal, and are used to transmit a duplicated data packet. According to the method, when a condition for implementing reliable transmission is not met, the core network device can be indicated to suspend the PDU session. In this way, a PDU session does not need to be re-established, and signaling overheads for establishing the PDU session are saved.

Abstract: A system information update method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, indication information and an area identifier from a first network device, where the indication information indicates whether system information of the area is the same; and determining, by the terminal based on the indication information and/or the area identifier, whether to update the system information.

Abstract: A random access method includes working, by a user equipment (UE), on a first bandwidth part (BWP), where the first BWP is a currently active BWP, when the UE needs to perform a random access procedure, the UE performs the random access procedure on an initial BWP or on the first BWP, and when the UE receives BWP switching indication information from a network device instructing the UE to use a second BWP when performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, continuing, by the UE, to perform the random access procedure on the first BWP, or stopping, by the UE, performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, and performing the random access procedure on the second BWP.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communication technologies, to resolve problems of a long data transmission delay and high signaling overheads. A first access network device receives uplink user plane data from a user equipment in an inactive state, and sends an uplink control plane information element and the uplink user plane data to a second access network device through a same interface. The method is applied to a data transmission process.

Abstract: An Ethernet header compression method and apparatus and an Ethernet header decompression method and apparatus. After receiving an Ethernet frame including a first to-be-compressed field, a compression end compresses an Ethernet header of the Ethernet frame based on a first correspondence including first compression information and a value of the first to-be-compressed field and the first compression information. Correspondingly, a decompression end decompresses an Ethernet header of a compressed Ethernet frame based on the first correspondence when receiving the compressed Ethernet frame. In the embodiments of this application, because the Ethernet header of the Ethernet frame is compressed, communication resources is saved.

Abstract: Example communication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes obtaining a first compression dictionary by a compression node. The compression node compresses a first data packet by using a first compression dictionary, and sends a first compressed data packet to the decompression node. The compression node compresses a second data packet by using the first compression dictionary, and sends a second compressed data packet to the decompression node.