Abstract: The present disclosure relates to radio resource control (RRC) reestablishment methods and apparatuses. In one example method, a terminal device selects a target cell, where the target cell supports an expected network slice. The terminal device sends an RRC reestablishment request message by using the target cell. The expected network slice may include a network slice that the terminal device expects to access, or a network slice corresponding to a PDU session established by the terminal device by using a last serving access network device of the terminal device. The terminal device may select the target cell within a preset time period. For example, the terminal device starts a first timer when the terminal device starts selecting the target cell, and selects the target cell during running of the first timer. The first timer may be specific to one or more network slices or all network slices.

Abstract: A communication method and an apparatus includes a terminal device that receives a first SSB, determines a PUSCH occasion corresponding to the first SSB, and sends uplink information by using the PUSCH occasion corresponding to the first SSB; and further, the terminal device receives, based on a spatial reception parameter of the first SSB, downlink information sent by a network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a random access processing method. A random access preamble and uplink data are sent in an initiation phase of a random access procedure, and the random access procedure is ended in time after feedback information for the uplink data is received. According to technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application, a terminal side device may send the uplink data when sending the random access preamble in the random access procedure. In addition, the random access procedure can be ended in advance after the feedback information for the uplink data is received.

Abstract: A communication method and a related apparatus. The method includes: a terminal device receives first indication information sent by a network device. When the first indication information indicates a channel unoccupied time of the network device, within the channel unoccupied time, the terminal device skips performing downlink measurement, skips receiving the downlink data, skips sending a HARQ feedback corresponding to the downlink data, or determines that a downlink measurement result is invalid. Unnecessary measurement can be reduced, a downlink measurement failure caused because a network side does not preempt a channel can be excluded, and measurement efficiency and accuracy of a measurement result can be improved.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus. In an example method, when a first access network device performs unsuccessful listen before talk (LBT) for channel detection on an unlicensed channel, the first access network device sends first indication information to a second access network device. The first indication information indicates that the first access network device performs unsuccessful LBT for channel detection on the unlicensed channel.

Abstract: A communication method includes determining, by a terminal side device, that a consistent uplink listen before talk (LBT) failure occurs in a first bandwidth part (BWP) of a cell. The communication method also includes canceling, by the terminal side device, a consistent uplink LBT failure status of the cell in response to a determination by the terminal side device to switch to a second BWP of the cell.

Abstract: The disclosure provides communication methods and apparatuses. One example method includes that a terminal device sends a random access request to a network device, and the terminal device receives a random access response to the random access request that comprises first configuration information from a network device. The first indication information indicates not to perform channel access or the first indication information indicates that a channel access type is channel access without random back-off or channel access with random back-off with variable size of contention window. The terminal device sends an uplink message to the network device based on the first indication information, where the uplink message is carried on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communication technologies, and discloses a communication method and apparatus. The terminal device determines, depending on a second information from a network device and whether a terminal device supports uplink service transmission through a second network device, a parameter used to perform cell selection or cell reselection.

Abstract: A communication method, a communications apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. A network device receives data carried on a first scheduling-free resource via a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process from a terminal device, and decodes the data to generate HARQ feedback information. The network device sends downlink control information (DCI) to the terminal device, where the DCI includes the HARQ feedback information and first indication information. The first indication information indicates the first HARQ process.

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 communication method includes obtaining first information, and sending the first information to a network device. The first information includes information of a random access failure that occurs in response to a terminal device performing random access. The first information is useable to update at least one or more of a random access configuration, an uplink listen before talk (LBT) failure configuration, or a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration.

Abstract: This application discloses an information indication method and a related terminal device and network device. The method includes determining, by a terminal device, time domain requirement information of data transmission. The time domain requirement information includes at least one of time adjustment information, jitter time information, time domain resource information, latest sending time information, and remaining duration of the data transmission. The method further comprises sending, by the terminal device, the time domain requirement information to a network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication processing method. A data volume report reported by a terminal device includes a data volume on one of at least two paths in a radio bearer in a duplication mode, so that signaling overheads in a data volume reporting process of the terminal device can be reduced.

Abstract: A method for determining a hidden node and an apparatus are provided. It is set that a first terminal device performs sidelink communication with a second terminal device, the first terminal device is an initiator of the sidelink communication, and the second terminal device is a receiver of the sidelink communication. The method includes: The communication apparatus obtains a first measurement result of the first terminal device and a second measurement result of the second terminal device; and the communication apparatus determines, based on the first measurement result and the second measurement result, whether there is a hidden node for the second terminal device.

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: A communication method and an apparatus are provided, to resolve a problem of low data transmission efficiency. The method includes: in response to receiving a paging message from a terminal device, a terminal device determines, based on a preconfiguration and/or the paging message, a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource used to transmit a paging response, and sends the paging response to the access network device on the first PUSCH resource, where the paging response carries identity authentication information of the terminal device. After the access network device or a core network successfully performs identity authentication on the terminal device, downlink data transmission can be performed. Compared with a manner in which downlink data transmission can be performed only after a radio resource control (RRC) connection is set up or resumed, this manner can improve data transmission efficiency.

Abstract: This application provides a method for processing timing advance TA of a terminal, and an apparatus. A terminal obtains a correspondence between first TA and a beam, determines, based on the correspondence, the beam corresponding to the first TA, and further determines, based on the beam corresponding to the first TA, whether the first TA is invalid. In other words, in embodiments of this application, the terminal may determine, by using a finer granularity, whether the first TA is invalid, and this helps trigger selection of more appropriate TA. Therefore, compared with a conventional solution, embodiments of this application can further reduce interference between uplink transmission.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first terminal device determines first information, where the first information includes a result of a channel access process performed on a first resource, and the first resource is used for sidelink communication between the first terminal device and a second terminal device, or is used for communication between the first terminal device and a network device; or the first information includes a resource request message, and the resource request message is used to request a resource for retransmission on a sidelink between the first terminal device and a second terminal device; and the first terminal device sends the first information to the network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a multicast transmission control method. A terminal side device gives a feedback to an access network side device for a received multicast service, the feedback indicating that the terminal side device successfully receives the multicast service or fails to receive the multicast service, so that the access network side device can learn a status of the sent multicast service. This facilitates optimization of transmission of the multicast service.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication processing method. A data volume report reported by a terminal device includes a data volume on one of at least two paths in a radio bearer in a duplication mode, so that signaling overheads in a data volume reporting process of the terminal device can be reduced.