Abstract: A method includes: determining, by a terminal device, that assistance information of the terminal device can be sent to a first network device through a signaling radio bearer (SRB) 3, wherein the terminal device is connected to at least two network devices, and the first network device is a secondary network device in the at least two network devices; and sending, by the terminal device, the assistance information to the first network device through the SRB3, wherein the assistance information is used to indicate a configuration expected by the terminal device or service information of the terminal device.

Abstract: A positioning method and a communication apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first terminal device obtains first information. The first information includes synchronization information of a second terminal device. The synchronization information of the second terminal device includes synchronization information between the second terminal device and a synchronization source of the second terminal device. The second terminal device is configured to assist in positioning a location of the first terminal device. The second terminal device communicates with the first terminal device through a sidelink. The first terminal device determines location information of the first terminal device based on the first information.

Abstract: A communications method and apparatus are provided. A network device determines whether a first capability of a terminal device is less than or equal to a second capability of the terminal device. The first capability is a capability of the terminal device of working at a first frequency when the terminal device supports only a first radio access technology, and the second capability is a capability of the terminal device corresponding to the first frequency in a first frequency combination. When the first capability is less than or equal to the second capability, the network device sends a first message to the terminal device. The first message is used to indicate the terminal device to measure a second frequency, the first message does not include a configuration of a first measurement gap, and the first measurement gap is used to measure the second frequency.

Abstract: This application relates to a communication method and device. A remote terminal device receives a first data packet from a relay terminal device by using an SRB1. The first data packet includes a first message and an SRAP header. The remote terminal device removes the SRAP header via an SRAP entity to obtain configuration information. The SRAP entity is determined before the SRAP header is removed. The remote terminal device configures the SRAP entity based on the configuration information. The remote terminal device may predetermine the SRAP entity.

Abstract: An access network device determines to add, for a remote terminal device, a direct path for connecting a first cell. The remote terminal device is connected to a second cell through an indirect path. The access network device sends an RRC reconfiguration message to indicate the remote terminal device to switch to the direct path. The RRC reconfiguration message further indicate not to release the indirect path. When being indicated to switch to the direct path, the remote terminal device may further be indicated not to release the indirect path.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method and a related product. The method includes: sending a first message, where the first message includes a first link configuration parameter, and the first link configuration parameter is used to establish a first link; and receiving a first acknowledgement message sent by a second user terminal, where the first acknowledgement message is used to indicate that the second user terminal completes establishment of the first link to the first user terminal.

Abstract: A first network device receives first information from a second terminal device or a third network device, where the first information includes an identifier of a first terminal device, and the third network device is a network device on which the second terminal device camps. The first network device sends the identifier of the first terminal device to a second network device, where the identifier of the first terminal device is usable to determine whether the first terminal device is authorized to provide a relay service. The first network device receives second information from the second network device, where the second information indicates whether or not the first terminal device is authorized to provide a relay service.

Abstract: This application relates to a method for reporting UDC information by UE, and a device. The method includes: A terminal device receives request information sent by a network device, where the request information is used to request the terminal device to report first information; and the terminal device sends the first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports a UDC capability, and indicate a maximum quantity of DRBs that can be simultaneously supported by the terminal device and for which UDC is activated.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method includes: encoding, by a first terminal at a satellite link control (SLC) layer, a first user identification (ID) of the first terminal into binary first data, wherein the first user ID comprises second data and third data, the binary first data includes binary fourth data and binary fifth data, the binary fourth data is obtained by encoding sixth data, the sixth data is obtained by compressing the second data, a data length of the sixth data is less than that of the second data, and the binary fifth data is obtained by encoding the third data; filling, by the first terminal at the SLC layer, the binary first data in a user ID field in frame header information of a first user frame; and sending, by the first terminal, the first user frame to a satellite network device.

Abstract: This application relates to a communication method and device. A remote device receives configuration information from a first access network device, where the configuration information using to configure a measurement frequency, and configure cell information or air interface frequency information. The remote device measures a first-type relay device based on the configuration information, where the first-type relay device is a relay device that works on the measurement frequency and has camped on or can camp on a cell corresponding to the cell information; or the first-type relay device is a relay device that works on the measurement frequency and has camped on or can camp on a cell at a frequency corresponding to the air interface frequency information.

Abstract: A method includes: determining, by a terminal device, first assistance information, wherein the first assistance information is used to indicate a configuration parameter requested by the terminal device from a first network device; and sending, by the terminal device, the first assistance information to a second network device, wherein the second network device is used to send the first assistance information to the first network device.

Abstract: The method includes: handing over a first terminal device from a second terminal device to a network device; receiving, by the first terminal device, a first packet data convergence protocol PDCP data packet sent by the network device; and if the first PDCP data packet is a target PDCP data packet, submitting, by the first terminal device, a second PDCP data packet, where the target PDCP data packet is a PDCP data packet sent by the network device based on a transmission status report, and the transmission status report is a status report sent by the first terminal device or the second terminal device to the network device.

Abstract: A reference signal measurement method includes determining, by a terminal device, that the terminal device meets a first condition for performing measurement, and measuring, by the terminal device, a reference signal based on measurement information that is in the at least one piece of measurement information and that is corresponding to the first condition, where each piece of measurement information in the at least one piece of measurement information indicates a to-be-measured reference signal and corresponds to one or more conditions.

Abstract: This application provides a pending SR cancellation method and an apparatus. In the method, when a specific condition is met, a terminal cancels a pending SR triggered by an uplink BSR, and when some other conditions are met, the terminal cancels a pending SR triggered by a sidelink BSR. In other words, the terminal may independently cancel the SR triggered by the uplink BSR and the SR triggered by the sidelink BSR. When canceling the SR triggered by the uplink BSR, the terminal may not cancel the SR triggered by the sidelink BSR, so that when sidelink data has a relatively high latency requirement.

Abstract: A transmission method includes generating, by a first device, a first authentication code based on first information, a first key, and first data. The first information includes at least one of sending time information or first context information. The method further includes generating, by the first device, a first data packet based on the first authentication code and the first data. The method further includes sending, by the first device, the first data packet, the first device being part of a first transmission system.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communications device. The method includes: A first device receives a first message sent by a second device. The first message is used to indicate a bearer configuration of a bearer of the first device and an initial status of the bearer configuration, and the bearer configuration includes a first bearer configuration and/or a second bearer configuration. The first device determines the bearer configuration and the initial status of the bearer configuration based on the first message. According to the technical solutions in embodiments of this application, a bearer configuration of a terminal device and an initial status of the bearer configuration of the terminal can be indicated. Because both the bearer configuration of a bearer of the terminal and the initial status of the bearer configuration of the terminal are indicated, communication efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A data processing method includes communicating, by a remote terminal device, with a network device by a relay device. The communicating includes starting a timer in response to a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment procedure of the remote terminal device being initialized. The communicating includes sending indication information to the relay terminal device in response to the timer expiring. The indication information is useable to indicate the relay terminal device not to forward data corresponding to the remote terminal device, the indication information is useable to release a unicast link between the remote terminal device and the relay terminal device, or the indication information is useable to indicate to clear a buffer corresponding to the remote terminal device.

Abstract: This application relates to a communication method and apparatus. One example method includes: receiving configuration information from a first network device, wherein the configuration information is for configuring a second terminal device to switch to communicate with a third network device via a first terminal device, the configuration information comprises information about a first timer, and the information about the first timer is for a path switch; starting the first timer; and in response to receiving the configuration information, sending a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration complete message to the first terminal device.

Abstract: A data processing method includes communicating, by a remote terminal device, with a network device by a relay device. The communicating includes starting a timer in response to a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment procedure of the remote terminal device being initialized. The communicating includes sending indication information to the relay terminal device in response to the timer expiring. The indication information is useable to indicate the relay terminal device not to forward data corresponding to the remote terminal device, the indication information is useable to release a unicast link between the remote terminal device and the relay terminal device, or the indication information is useable to indicate to clear a buffer corresponding to the remote terminal device.

Abstract: A measurement configuration determining method includes receiving, by a terminal device, a first message from a network device. The first message includes a first relationship, the first relationship indicates an association relationship between an index of a reference signal and measurement configuration information. The measurement configuration information is adapted for the terminal device to perform a measurement and the terminal device determines the measurement configuration information based on the index.