Abstract: A method includes receiving a first message from a first master node. The first message includes an identifier of a first candidate primary secondary cell (PSCell) or an identifier of first configuration information of the first candidate PSCell. The first candidate PSCell is included in both a first PSCell list and a second PSCell list. Alternatively, the first message includes delta configuration information of a second candidate PSCell in the second PSCell list. The first configuration information of the first candidate PSCell includes an addition/change condition and a configuration of the first candidate PSCell. The first PSCell list includes one or more candidate PSCells configured by the first master node for a terminal. The second PSCell list includes one or more candidate PSCells configured by a second master node for the terminal. The method also includes adding a target PSCell or changing from an original PSCell to the target PSCell.

Abstract: A core network element includes a processor, and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor. The non-transitory memory is configured to store non-transitory instructions, and in response to being executed by the processor, cause the core network element to perform operations including generating, by a first artificial intelligence (AI) protocol layer of the core network element, an AI parameter. The first AI protocol layer of the core network element is an upper layer of a next generation application protocol (NGAP) protocol layer of the core network element. The operations further include sending the AI parameter to a first access network device, and receiving the AI data from the first access network device. The AI parameter is useable for indicating AI data that is to be obtained and an obtaining manner of the AI data.

Abstract: This application provides a method and an apparatus for configuring minimization of drive-tests MDT. The method for configuring MDT includes: A terminal device receives first MDT measurement configuration information and first indication information from a first network device. The terminal device learns, based on the first indication information, whether a type of first MDT configured by the first network device for the terminal device is signaling based MDT or management based MDT. Further, after establishing a connection to a second network device, the terminal device sends second indication information to the second network device, and reports the type of the first MDT that has been configured for the terminal device. The management based MDT overwrites signaling based MDT previously configured by the first network device for the terminal device can be avoided, thereby increasing a possibility that the management based MDT does not overwrite the configured signaling based MDT.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus are provided, to resolve a problem that a terminal device may fail to normally communicate with a network side when an SCG is suspended and a link problem occurs in an MCG or a signal quality of the MCG deteriorates, so that communication reliability is improved. The communication method and the apparatus are applicable to a communication system of any dual connectivity architecture, such as EN-DC, NGEN-DC, NE-DC and NR-DC. The method includes: When detecting that a link problem occurs in an MCG or signal quality of the MCG is less than a signal quality threshold, a terminal device resumes a suspended SCG, to resume communication between the terminal device and a network side. The MCG is managed by a master node, and the SCG is managed by a secondary node.

Abstract: A communication method and an apparatus are provided in embodiments of this application. When a cell served by a DU of an access network device and a neighboring cell use different timing, the DU may obtain timing configurations of a first cell and a second cell, or a RACH configuration that is of a second cell and that is based on timing of a first cell. When the method is applied to a RACH optimization scenario, the DU may determine, at same timing, RACH configurations of the two cells based on the foregoing obtained information, to accurately identify whether a RACH configuration conflict occurs between the cell and the neighboring cell, optimize the RACH configuration of the cell when the conflict occurs, and ensure a success rate and an access latency of random access performed by a terminal device.

Abstract: A handover method and a communication apparatus. A terminal device receives a first message, where the first message includes information about N candidate cells, the N candidate cells include N1 candidate cells and N2 candidate cells, the N1 candidate cells include a cell for which no conditional handover CHO execution condition information is configured, the N2 candidate cells include a cell for which the CHO execution condition information is configured, N and N2 are integers greater than 1 or equal to 1, and N1 is an integer greater than 0 or equal to 0. In a process of attempting to hand over from the source cell to the target cell, the terminal device maintains an RRC connection and/or data transmission with the source cell. Therefore, handover reliability is improved, a handover latency is reduced, and overall system performance is improved.

Abstract: This application provides an inter-system handover method and a communication apparatus, and may be applied to an inter-system handover scenario. In a handover process, a source access network device may provide a target access network device with an identity of a terminal device. When determining to add the source access network device as a secondary access network device, the target access network device may send, to the source access network device, a request message for adding a secondary access network device that carries the identity of the terminal device.

Abstract: In the embodiments of the present invention, UE can complete, by using only two interaction steps instead of six steps in the prior art, a process of sending a data packet to an eNodeB. Even a random access process in the six steps in the prior art includes four interaction steps, and by contrast, in the embodiments, signaling that needs to be consumed on an eNodeB when the UE sends data can be significantly reduced. This is relatively suitable for a scenario in which small data or occasional data is sent.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a measurement method, including: acquiring, by user equipment, a status of using a target unlicensed frequency band by a target radio access technology RAT; and selecting, by the user equipment, a corresponding measurement mode according to the usage status to measure a radio condition of the target unlicensed frequency band. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose user equipment, a network device, and a system.

Abstract: A communication method and a related device, the method including receiving a radio access capability of a terminal device, detecting whether a target radio access capability the same as the received radio access capability of the terminal device exists in a terminal device access capability set, where the terminal device access capability set is a set of radio access capability information corresponding to radio access capabilities, and, when the target radio access capability exists in the terminal device access capability set, indexing second access capability indication information in a context of the terminal device to radio access capability information corresponding to the target radio access capability.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method, a network device, and a terminal. The communication method includes: determining, by a first network device, at least one candidate target cell and first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to trigger a terminal to determine one of the at least one candidate target cell as a to-be-handed-over-to cell; and sending, by the first network device, a first message to the terminal, where the first message includes first cell indication information and the first configuration information, and the first cell indication information is used to indicate the at least one candidate target cell.

Abstract: Example methods for reporting user equipment location information and apparatus are described. In one example method, user equipment receives a first message, where the first message comprises a paging trigger indication, and the paging trigger indication is used to trigger the user equipment to report, when receiving a paging message, a measurement result of a positioning reference signal. The user equipment receives the paging message in an idle state or an inactive state. The measurement result of the positioning reference signal is reported by the user equipment based on the paging message.

Abstract: This application provides a handover method and apparatus. The handover method includes: A terminal device sends path information used to determine a first cell to a network device; and the terminal device receives conditional handover CHO configuration information that is corresponding to the first cell and that is sent by the network device, and determines a target cell based on the CHO configuration information corresponding to the first cell. According to the technical solutions provided in this application, a handover success rate can be improved when the terminal device performs cell handover.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication methods and communication apparatus. In one example method, a centralized unit user plane (CU-UP) obtains a first service feature of a service. The first service feature includes one or more of the following: data that indicates whether the service is a periodic service, a periodicity corresponding to the service when the service is a periodic service, a service packet size corresponding to the service, a service model corresponding to the service, or scheduling time of the service. Then, the CU-UP sends the first service feature to a centralized unit control plane (CU-CP). Next, the CU-CP may send the first service feature to a distributed unit (DU).

Abstract: This application provides a radio resource management measurement method and apparatus. A network device sends measurement configuration information to a terminal device, where the measurement configuration information carries a first threshold; and the terminal device determines, based on a value relationship between a detection value and the first threshold, and signal quality of at least one neighboring cell, whether to report a measurement report. When performing RRM measurement, the terminal device can determine, based on a relationship between the first threshold and signal quality of a serving cell and/or a quantity of detected cells, and the signal quality of the at least one neighboring cell, whether to report the measurement report. This can prevent the terminal device from reporting the measurement report frequently, and avoid a case in which the terminal device does not report the measurement report in a timely manner, so that a measurement mechanism is more appropriate.

Abstract: A measurement information reporting method, a measurement information collection method, and an apparatus are provided, to protect privacy of a terminal when measurement information is reported. The method includes: A network device sends a broadcast message. A terminal receives the broadcast message from the network device, where the broadcast message includes configuration information, the configuration information includes information about a common channel resource, and the common channel resource is used to transmit measurement information. The terminal sends the measurement information to the network device on the common channel resource. In this way, when receiving the measurement information on the common channel resource, the network device does not know a specific terminal that sends the measurement information. Therefore, privacy of the terminal can be protected from being disclosed, and the measurement information can be collected.

Abstract: A communication method, a terminal device, and a network device are disclosed. The communication method includes: A first terminal device receives second configuration information, where the second configuration information is used to obtain first information used for direct communication between the first terminal device and a second terminal device, and the first information includes at least one of the following: a service sending latency, a service sending throughput, a service receiving throughput, a sent service data amount, a received service data amount, a service data packet loss rate, or control information between the first terminal device and the second terminal device; the first terminal device obtains the first information; and the first terminal device sends the first information to a network device. The foregoing method increases an amount of information obtained from a direct communication system.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) protocol layer of a first access network device generates an AI parameter, and sends the AI parameter to a terminal device. Then, the first access network device receives, from the terminal device, AI data obtained based on the AI parameter. The AI protocol layer of the first access network device is an upper layer of a radio resource control (RRC) protocol layer of the first access network device, an AI protocol layer of the terminal device is an upper layer of an RRC protocol layer of the terminal device, and the AI parameter indicates the AI data that needs to be obtained and an AI data obtaining manner.

Abstract: Example handover methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes generating a handover request message or a handover requirement message by a source radio access network (RAN) device. The handover request message includes a first mapping relationship between downlink transmission of a quality of service (QoS) flow and a data radio bearer (DRB) and a second mapping relationship between uplink transmission of the QoS flow and a DRB that are configured by the source RAN device for a terminal device, where the two mapping relationships are different. The source RAN device sends the handover request message to a target RAN device, and forwards data of the terminal device on the source RAN device to the target RAN device in a process in which the terminal device is handed over from the source RAN device to the target RAN device.

Abstract: A first terminal obtains a plurality of first relative positions. Each of the plurality of first relative positions is determined based on a second relative position and a third relative position. The first relative position is an initial relative position between the first terminal and a second terminal, the second relative position is a relative position between the first terminal and a reference point, and the third relative position is a relative position between the second terminal and the reference point. The first terminal processes the plurality of first relative positions, to obtain a relative position between the first terminal and the second terminal.