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: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a grant-free uplink transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: determining, based on received configuration information, a target grant-free transmission area and a target air interface transmission parameter corresponding to the target grant-free transmission area, where the target grant-free transmission area is an air interface time-frequency resource formed by using a specified time range and frequency range, and the configuration information includes at least one grant-free transmission area and an air interface transmission parameter corresponding to each grant-free transmission area; and sending uplink data to a base station based on the target grant-free transmission area and the target air interface transmission parameter. In this application, it can be provided that the base station can correctly receive the uplink data.

Abstract: A method for paging a first device by a second device includes sending, by the second device, a page message on a first path connecting the second device to the first device, and receiving, by the second device from the first device, a page response in response to the page message on a second path connecting the first device to the second device, wherein the first path and the second path are intentionally selected to be different in at least one of a number of hops in each path, radio access technology, cell or frequency carrier comprising each path, or width of beam pairs forming each path.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a wireless backhaul connection establishment method and apparatus. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a first base station obtains a valid backhaul capability of a neighboring base station, where the neighboring base station is a base station that can perform wireless communication with the first base station, and the valid backhaul capability reflects a maximum capability of a base station to serve a newly-added backhaul service; the first base station selects an upstream base station from the neighboring base station according to the valid backhaul capability of the neighboring base station and a backhaul service requirement for the first base station, where the upstream base station is configured to provide a wireless backhaul relay service for the first base station; and the first base station establishes a wireless backhaul connection with the upstream base station.

Abstract: A UE comprises: a memory comprising instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to: wirelessly communicate with a source node, perform a handover from the source node to a target node using L2 signaling in response to a handover decision between the source node and the target node, and wirelessly communicate with the target node in response to the handover. A method implemented by a UE comprises: wirelessly communicating with a source node; performing a handover from the source node to a target node using L2 signaling and in response to a handover decision; and wirelessly communicating with the target node in response to the handover.

Abstract: A service distribution obtaining method, a network side device, and a terminal are provided in this disclosure. The method includes: obtaining, by a network side device, measurement information of multiple terminals in a serving cell and an average service volume of each of the multiple terminals, and determining service distribution, where the measurement information includes first channel state values of channels between the multiple terminals and a primary cell, the primary cell refers to the serving cell or one of neighboring cells of the serving cell, the service distribution includes a first typical channel state value of each type of the first channel state values and a first service volume between a terminal set corresponding to each type of the first channel state values and the primary cell, and the first service volume is determined according to the average service volume of each terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a measurement configuration method and apparatus. A first network device determines measurement configuration information of a first beam and/or a second beam and sends the measurement configuration information of the first beam and/or the second beam to first UE, and the first UE measures a first reference signal and/or a second reference signal based on the measurement configuration information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radio resource optimization and management method, a centralized controller, and a base station. In the method, the centralized controller determines a work status series and a work policy series of each cell during a first time period; and sends the work status series and the work policy series of each cell to each cell, so that each cell adjusts resources of this cell according to the work status series and the work policy series, thereby enhancing a network KPI at a large time granularity by means of distributed cell coordination while ensuring local KPI performance of each cell. In contrast with distributed coordination optimization in a single coordination state, the present invention provides a higher degree of freedom in terms of a time dimension, and therefore provides better performance in terms of a network KPI at a large time granularity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the communications field, and provide a data transmission method and an electronic terminal, there the method is applied to the electronic terminal, so that respective latency requirements of services can be met when the services with different latency requirements are simultaneously implemented. The method is performed by a user terminal, and includes: receiving logical channel configuration information, a first uplink grant UL grant of a first transmission time interval TTI parameter and/or a system configuration parameter numerology, and a second uplink grant UL grant of a second transmission time interval TTI parameter and/or a system configuration parameter numerology from a base station; determining one or more target logical channels based on the logical channel configuration information; and sending data on the one or more target logical channels to the base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a power control method and a terminal, so as to improve accuracy of transmit power used by the terminal during uplink transmission. The method includes: obtaining, by a first terminal, parameter information required for power control, where the parameter information includes at least one of a first parameter, a second parameter, and a third parameter; and determining, by the first terminal based on the parameter information, uplink transmit power used when uplink transmission is performed on a target beam or a target beam pair; where the first parameter includes a beam reception gain of a network device and/or a beam sending gain of the first terminal; the second parameter is used to indicate interference caused by a second terminal to the first terminal on the target beam; and the third parameter includes beam-specific target power and/or terminal-specific target power.

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 method for paging a first device by a second device includes sending, by the second device, a page message on a first path connecting the second device to the first device, and receiving, by the second device from the first device, a page response in response to the page message on a second path connecting the first device to the second device, wherein the first path and the second path are intentionally selected to be different in at least one of a number of hops in each path, radio access technology, cell or frequency carrier comprising each path, or width of beam pairs forming each path.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource configuration method and a resource configuration network device. The method includes: obtaining subframe information of each of multiple cells, where the subframe information of each of the multiple cells includes subframe configuration information and flexible subframe resource requirement information of each cell; and determining a flexible subframe resource configuration of each cell according to the subframe information of each of the multiple cells, where the flexible subframe resource configuration of each cell includes that each cell uses one or more of N flexible subframes to perform data transmission.

Abstract: A network device including a transmitter, configured to send second information to a user equipment, where the second information instructs the user equipment to report a second measurement result, and where the second measurement result comprises a beam measurement result, and a receiver, configured to receive the second measurement result sent from the user equipment in response to the user equipment receiving the second information.

Abstract: Solutions for determining subframe configuration of a cell cluster are provided. In one example method, is obtained by a central control node, the radio resource information required by enhanced interference management and traffic adaptation eIMTA terminals and radio resource information required by conventional terminals in the cell cluster, where the cell cluster includes multiple cells. A TDD subframe configuration of the cell cluster is determined according to the radio resource information required by the eIMTA terminals and the radio resource information required by conventional terminals in the cell cluster. Each cell in the cell cluster is notified of the TDD subframe configuration information of the cell cluster, allowing the implementation of flexible TDD subframe configuration for terminals of different types in the cell cluster.

Abstract: A method for allocating access and backhaul resources is provided, including: obtaining multiple coordinating sets in a network and a transmission mode corresponding to each coordinating set; determining, according to the multiple coordinating sets and the transmission mode corresponding to each coordinating set, an access and backhaul resource allocation manner corresponding to an optimal network access and backhaul joint utility; and instructing wireless access points in the network to use the access and backhaul resource allocation manner to transmit data to user terminals in the network. This ensures proper and flexible allocation of access and backhaul resources and improves system resource utilization.

Abstract: A method for performing beamformed backhaul communications includes determining first formats of subframes supporting access communications between the first TRP and user equipments (UEs) served by the first TRP, determining a subset of the subframes supporting access communications, the subset of the subframes supports backhaul communications between the first TRP and a second TRP, and communicating with a UE over an access link in accordance with the subset of subframes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a resource allocation method and apparatus. In an embodiment, the method may include receiving, by a base station, a downlink signal interference value that is sent by at least one UE associated with the base station and capability information of the at least one UE. The method may also include determining, by the base station, a belonging type of the at least one UE according to the downlink signal interference value and the capability information, and determining a duplex mode of the at least one UE according to the belonging type. Furthermore, the method may include allocating, based on the duplex mode, a resource to the at least one UE, and then sending the resource to the UE.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a terminal configuration method, including: obtaining, by a network device, cell access information and/or beam access information; determining configuration information based on the cell access information and/or the beam access information; and sending the configuration information to a terminal. The present invention further discloses a network device and a terminal that can implement the foregoing terminal configuration method. In the present invention, mobility of the terminal can be accurately determined, so that cell reselection performance, cell handover performance, or beam change performance of the terminal can be improved.

Abstract: A method for sending packet data is provided, which includes the following steps. Packet data from a source mobile station (MS) is received. The packet data includes an identity of a destination MS. A routing cache table is searched for a path to the destination MS. An interface is selected if the path to the destination MS is found. The packet data is forwarded through the selected interface according to the found path. Other two methods for sending packet data corresponding to the method for sending packet data as well as an MS and a base station (BS) corresponding to the method for sending packet data are provided. Therefore, link processing can be performed at the MS.