Abstract: A network access processing method and user equipment, where the UE accesses a first VPLMN through a first access network, and accesses a second VPLMN through a second access network; the UE determines, according to either an ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN and an ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN, to initiate a data stream offloading operation; and then the UE performs the data stream offloading operation according to an ANDSF policy different from the ANDSF policy that is either the ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN or the ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN and is used to determine to initiate the data stream offloading operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a data processing method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: sending, by a user equipment UE, updated metadata; obtaining a metadata index value corresponding to the updated metadata; and broadcasting, by the UE, the obtained metadata index value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method for requesting a relay service, comprising: obtaining a first MBMS SAI set, where the first MBMS SAI set is an MBMS SAI set of an MBMS service area of a first MBMS; receiving a second MBMS SAI set sent by second user equipment, where the second MBMS SAI set is an MBMS SAI set to which a camping cell of the second user equipment belongs; and sending a first request message to the second user equipment when the first MBMS SAI set includes at least one SAI in the second MBMS SAI set, where the first request message is used to request the second user equipment to provide the first user equipment with a relay service for the first MBMS.

Abstract: A method for paging a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a generic page indication for the UE, the generic page indication including a list of radio access networks (RANs), selecting a subset of the list of RANs, sending a RAN-specific page indication for each RAN in the subset of the list of RANs, receiving a first RAN-specific page response associated with the UE, and sending a generic page response corresponding to the first RAN-specific page response.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a ProSe information transmission method, a terminal, and a communications device, where the method includes: acquiring, by a second terminal, a fourth code word broadcast by a first terminal, where the fourth code word is a code word that is allocated to the first terminal by a first ProSe entity; sending, by the second terminal, a first message to a second ProSe entity when the fourth code word matches a prestored code word, where the first message carries the fourth code word and a first application identity; receiving, by the second terminal, a second message sent by the second ProSe entity, where the second message carries a second identity; and discovering, by the second terminal, a first application user according to the second identity. The present invention is applicable to the communications field.

Abstract: A method for operating a transmitting device includes receiving a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) associated with a first remote device (RD), the first PDCP PDU including at least a first PDCP header, generating a first nested PDCP PDU in accordance with the first PDCP PDU, the first nested PDCP PDU including a second PDCP header and the first PDCP PDU, the second PDCP header comprising a first PDU type indicator indicating that the first nested PDCP PDU includes a first relayed PDCP PDU and a first identifier associated with the first RD, and sending the first nested PDCP PDU on a radio bearer.

Abstract: A terminal discovery method, a terminal, a server, a base station, a management entity, and a system are provided that pertain to the field of wireless communications. The method includes acquiring a discovery resource; monitoring, according to the discovery resource, a second message sent by at least one second terminal; acquiring a service identity of the second terminal according to the second message; and acquiring description information of the second terminal from a server according to the service identity of the second terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a terminal discovery method and a device, and relate to the field of communications technologies, to resolve a problem that a process of filtering a user code word is relatively complex when a terminal needs to monitor multiple terminals.

Abstract: A data communication method, where a first device receives a request message from at least one second device, where the request message requests the first device to forward group data, and the request message carries a group identifier. The first device returns a response message to the at least one second device, where the response message carries a layer-2 address and an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to the group identifier, and the first device sends the group data using the layer-2 address when receiving the group data sent by a third device to the IP address.

Abstract: A method, operable at a network node of a wireless network, schedules radio resource usage for a mobile device to transmit on a device-to-device connection. The method includes receiving, from the mobile device, an indication of a requirement for transmission resources, comprising at least an indication that the resources are required with a periodicity, transmitting, to the mobile device, an assignment of a first scheduling configuration for the device-to-device connection, comprising at least an indication of periodically recurring radio resources to be used for a plurality of instances of a message transmission on the device-to-device connection, transmitting, to the mobile device, an indication to begin use of the periodically recurring radio resources, and handing over responsibility for providing radio resources for the device-to-device connection from the network node to a target network node such that the availability of radio resources with the periodicity is substantially maintained.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a user discovery method, user equipment, and a proximity service function entity, and pertains to the field of mobile communications technologies. The method includes: receiving a first message sent by monitoring UE; sending a second message to monitored UE; receiving a third message sent by the monitored UE; allocating a broadcast code word to the monitored UE; and sending a fourth message to the monitoring UE.

Abstract: A data flow control method, and related device and communication system are provided. In the solutions of a data flow control, a first gateway receives a first message sent by a user equipment (UE) through a first access network, where the first message carries first Internet Protocol (IP) flow identification information; the first gateway sends a second message to a packet data network gateway, and receives a third message sent by the packet data network gateway, where the third message carries third IP flow identification information, and the third IP flow identification information is used to identify an IP flow that is allowed by a network to be transmitted by the UE through the first access network and/or an IP flow that is allowed by a network to be transmitted by the UE through a second access network; and the first gateway sends a fourth message to the UE.

Abstract: A ProSe information transmission method for a second terminal discovering a first terminal in a roaming state. The method includes: a first ProSe entity receives a first message sent by a first terminal, where the first message carries a ProSe application identity APP ID; sends a second message carrying the ProSe APP ID to a second ProSe entity; receives a third message carrying a first identity sent by the second ProSe entity, the first identity is a codeword or mask allocated to the ProSe APP ID by the second ProSe entity, and the first identity includes a PLMN ID of the VPLMN; generates a second identity according to the first identity, where the second identity includes the first identity and a PLMN ID of an HPLMN of the first terminal; and sends a fourth message to the first terminal, where the fourth message carries the second identity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a ProSe information transmission method, a terminal, and a communications device, where the method includes: acquiring, by a second terminal, a fourth code word broadcast by a first terminal, where the fourth code word is a code word that is allocated to the first terminal by a first ProSe entity; sending, by the second terminal, a first message to a second ProSe entity when the fourth code word matches a prestored code word, where the first message carries the fourth code word and a first application identity; receiving, by the second terminal, a second message sent by the second ProSe entity, where the second message carries a second identity; and discovering, by the second terminal, a first application user according to the second identity. The present invention is applicable to the communications field.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method and a device, and relate to the communications field, to implement communication between a relay terminal and a remote terminal of a different communication group. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, a first message sent by a second terminal; when it is determined that the second terminal selects the first terminal as a relay terminal, acquiring group information corresponding to a communication group; and communicating with the second terminal according to the group information. The method embodiment is used to implement communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for connecting to a network. Embodiments of the present disclosure include: sending, by an MME, a first message to a server; and receiving, by the MME, a second message sent by the server, where the second message is used to instruct the MME to perform a relay process, where the relay process specifically includes: acquiring a list of candidate relay UEs that relay the UE, and sending a third message to candidate relay UE in the list of candidate relay UEs, where the third message is used to instruct the candidate relay UE in the list of candidate relay UEs to send a fourth message to the UE, and the fourth message is used by the UE to determine selected relay UE and connect to a network by using the selected relay UE.

Abstract: A proximity service authorization method, an apparatus, and a system. A first network-side entity receives a first request message sent by first user equipment, where the first request message includes identity information of the first user equipment and an application identifier; and it is determined, at least according to acquired proximity service configuration data of the first user equipment, that the first user equipment can perform a proximity service corresponding to the application identifier. In this way, a first proximity service server authorizes and authenticates two user equipment that require a proximity service.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network selection method and user equipment. The method includes accessing a first wireless local area network WLAN access device by using a non-3rd Generation Mobile Communication 3GPP subscription; attaching to a 3GPP core network by using a 3GPP access network; determining whether a 3GPP subscription has a higher priority than the non-3GPP subscription; and accessing a WLAN by using the 3GPP subscription if the 3GPP subscription has a higher priority than the non-3GPP subscription.

Abstract: A network access processing method and user equipment, where the UE accesses a first VPLMN through a first access network, and accesses a second VPLMN through a second access network; the UE determines, according to either an ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN and an ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN, to initiate a data stream offloading operation; and then the UE performs the data stream offloading operation according to an ANDSF policy different from the ANDSF policy that is either the ANDSF policy of the first VPLMN or the ANDSF policy of the second VPLMN and is used to determine to initiate the data stream offloading operation.

Abstract: A terminal discovery method, a terminal, a server, a base station, a management entity, and a system are provided that pertain to the field of wireless communications. The method includes acquiring a discovery resource; monitoring, according to the discovery resource, a second message sent by at least one second terminal; acquiring a service identity of the second terminal according to the second message; and acquiring description information of the second terminal from a server according to the service identity of the second terminal.