Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying a user equipment capability in sidelink transmission. A UE capability of a destination UE is identified by using a specific UE identity, and a transmitting end UE is facilitated to provide configuration not exceeding a UE capability according to the UE capability of a destination UE and maintain information on the destination UE, thereby providing a mechanism for identifying a UE capability.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a system information request and a system. The method includes: a terminal equipment determines to use a system information (SI) request procedure based on message 1 or an SI request procedure based on message 3 to request a network device for on demand system information on SUL or NUL according to whether a serving cell is configured with the SUL.

Abstract: A method of performing a random access procedure includes randomly selecting a backoff time from within a backoff window ranging from 0 to a specified multiple of a random access preamble unit, waiting until a time initialized with the backoff time expires, and retransmitting a random access preamble.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and acquiring system information and a communication system. The apparatus for transmitting system information includes: a first transmitting unit configured to transmit a paging message on a first bandwidth part (BWP), the paging message comprising indication information indicating a system information modification; and a second transmitting unit configured to transmit updated system information on a second BWP; wherein, the first BWP is different from the second BWP. Hence, the paging message and updated system information are transmitted on different BWPs, thereby saving signaling overhead of the system for transmitting the updated system information.

Abstract: A data processing method, a terminal, and a base station to perform power headroom report (PHR) reporting for an sounding reference signal only component carrier (SRS-only CC). The method includes a terminal generating a power headroom report for a SRS-only CC when a preset condition is satisfied. The method further includes the terminal sending the PHR report to a base station.

Abstract: A network slice selection method, a radio access device, and a terminal, where the method includes obtaining, by a radio access network (RAN) device, network slice information, sending, by the RAN device, a first message to a terminal, where the first message includes the network slice information, receiving, by the RAN device, a first access request message from the terminal after the terminal selects, based on the network slice information, first attribute information of a first network slice to be accessed by the terminal, and selecting, by the RAN device based on the first attribute information of the first network slice, a second network slice to be accessed by the terminal. The method enables an operator to flexibly configure a network slice, and reduces a communication latency and signaling overheads in a process in which a terminal selects a network slice.

Abstract: Information transmission and reception methods and apparatuses thereof. The method includes: a terminal equipment being configured with and/or activated at least two configuration grants (CGs), the at least two configuration grants being respectively configured with corresponding HARQ processes, or timers of hybrid automatic repeat request processes of the at least two configuration grants being respectively started or stopped according to configurations of the at least two configuration grants.

Abstract: A method of performing a random access procedure includes randomly selecting a backoff time from within a backoff window ranging from 0 to a specified multiple of a random access preamble unit, waiting until a time initialized with the backoff time expires, and retransmitting a random access preamble.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide sidelink resource multiplexing and indication methods and apparatuses thereof. The method includes: receiving by a second device length information indicating a length of a first part in a slot transmitted by a terminal equipment or a network device; and performing transmission and/or reception of sidelink information by the second device with a first device according to the length information. Hence, the second device is able to process the first part according to the length information, thereby improving performance of sidelink transmission.

Abstract: This application provides a method for configuring a transmission direction of a time-frequency resource, and an apparatus. A terminal device receives first configuration information sent by a first access network device and/or second configuration information sent by a second access network device, and transmits data based on the first configuration information and/or the second configuration information. The first configuration information includes configuration information of a transmission direction of the first access network device in at least one resource unit, the second configuration information includes configuration information of a transmission direction of the second access device in at least one resource unit, and the at least one resource unit includes at least one of a frequency domain unit, a time domain unit, and a space domain unit.

Abstract: A network slice selection method, a radio access device, and a terminal, where the method includes obtaining, by a radio access network (RAN) device, network slice information, sending, by the RAN device, a first message to a terminal, where the first message includes the network slice information, receiving, by the RAN device, a first access request message from the terminal after the terminal selects, based on the network slice information, first attribute information of a first network slice to be accessed by the terminal, and selecting, by the RAN device based on the first attribute information of the first network slice, a second network slice to be accessed by the terminal. The method enables an operator to flexibly configure a network slice, and reduces a communication latency and signaling overheads in a process in which a terminal selects a network slice.

Abstract: A service data transmission method, user equipment, and a network device are provided. The method includes: determining, by a network device, a control message used to indicate at least two SPS configurations, and sending the control message to user equipment; and receiving, by the user equipment, the control message sent by the network device, and activating the at least two SPS configurations based on the control message, where each of the at least two activated SPS configurations is used to transmit corresponding service data. In embodiments of the present invention, at least two SPS configurations can be simultaneously performed, thereby improving service data transmission efficiency.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus and method of feedback information. A user equipment receives or generates sidelink feedback information and transmit the sidelink feedback information to a network device, thereby providing a feedback mechanism of sidelink transmission, and improving reliability of data transmission of a sidelink.

Abstract: A resource indication method and apparatus and communication system. The resource indication method includes: receiving by a terminal equipment third indication information used for dynamically indicating time domain resources in a resource pool transmitted by a network device, and/or receiving by a terminal equipment first indication information used for indicating first time domain resources belonging to a resource pool and transmitted by a network device. By indicating by the indication information which time-domain resources in the semi-persistently configured and/or dynamically configured time-domain resources may be contained in the resource pool, the V2X terminal equipment may perform data transceiving by using the resources in the resource pool, thereby supporting V2X communication in a future communication system.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving sidelink information. The method includes: determining a priority/priorities of second data information and/or feedback information by a second device, allocating power for the second data information and/or the feedback information according to the priority/priorities; and/or scrambling and/or indicating the second data information and/or the feedback information by the second device by using an identifier. Hence, supporting multiple unicast sessions or groupcast sessions by the same device may be achieved.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and configuring sidelink data. The method includes: receiving by a terminal equipment control information including a sidelink grant and transmitted by a network device, the control information further indicating at least one piece of destination information to which the sidelink grant is directed; determining at least one destination and/or logical channel according to the destination information; and transmitting sidelink data of the at least one destination and/or logical channel according to the sidelink grant. Thus, the network device is enabled to schedule different resources for different destination terminal equipments.

Abstract: Methods for transmitting and receiving a reference signal and apparatuses thereof. The method includes: a first device determines a sidelink reference signal used for obtaining channel state information, wherein the sidelink reference signal is carried in a first part of symbols of a time interval; and transmits the sidelink reference signal by the first device to a second device.

Abstract: A signal configuration method and a related device, wherein a network device determines configuration information that is on a second carrier and/or a second beam and that is used to transmit a sounding reference signal SRS; and sends the configuration information to a terminal device, so that the terminal device switches, based on the configuration information, the SRS from a first carrier and/or a first beam to the second carrier and/or the second beam for transmission The configuration information includes at least one of symbol information, slot information, and/or frequency band information, a communications parameter of the first carrier and a communications parameter of the second carrier are the same or different, and the communications parameter includes a subcarrier spacing and/or a waveform parameter. Accordingly, correct SRS configuration can be ensured to some extent.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting data of vehicle communication (V2X) services and a communication system. The apparatus includes: a first generating unit configured in a media access control (MAC) layer of the terminal equipment and configured to generate at least one protocol data unit (PDU) in a mode identical to a transmission mode to which a service data unit (SDU) contained in a PDU corresponds; and a first transmitting unit configured in the MAC layer and configured to transmit the PDU to a physical layer of the terminal equipment, and notify the transmission mode to which the PDU corresponds to the physical layer. This disclosure facilitates the physical layer to transmit data in a corresponding transmission mode. The terminal equipment may determine the transmission mode or set the transmission mode according to the indication information, and layers of the terminal equipment perform corresponding processing.

Abstract: A radio link detection method and apparatus and a communication system, the radio link detection apparatus being provided in a terminal equipment and including a detector, when a first timer related to radio link monitoring expires, the detector configured to determine that a radio link using an unlicensed frequency band fails, or, when a higher layer of the terminal equipment receives a random access problem indication and a second timer related to reestablishment is not running, the detector determining that a radio link using an unlicensed frequency band fails. Certain embodiments herein may provide for detecting a radio link failure using an unlicensed frequency band.