Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a key processing method in dual connectivity mode and a device, which ensure communication security of UE in dual connectivity mode. The method according to the embodiments of the present invention includes: of a first base station and a second base station that have a communication connection to a terminal each, receiving, by the second base station, first request information sent by the first base station, where the first request information is used to request the second base station to generate a key used for communication with the terminal, and generating, by the second base station based on a security key carried in the first request information, the key used for communication with the terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a communication method, a network device, user equipment, and a communications system. The communication method includes determining, by a network device, to allocate a first secondary cell group (SCG) to user equipment, and sending, by the network device, first configuration indication information to the user equipment, where the first configuration indication information indicates at least one type of the following configuration transmitting uplink control information related to a cell in the first SCG by using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of a first cell, where the first cell belongs to a second SCG of the user equipment, or processing data transmission on at least one cell in the first SCG by using a layer 2 functional entity located in the second SCG. The communication method disclosed in the present disclosure can reduce complexity of UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a positioning method, an apparatus, and a system, to resolve a problem that high-accuracy positioning cannot be implemented based on existing assistance data. The method includes: a location management device obtains a plurality of assistance data from one or more access network devices, where each assistance data includes one or more groups of mapping relationships corresponding to one or more preset angles, and each group of mapping relationships includes a mapping relationship between each of one or more PRS resource identifiers and power information corresponding to each PRS resource identifier at a corresponding preset angle; the location management device obtains, from a terminal device, power information corresponding to one or more PRS resource identifiers at each of a plurality of to-be-measured angles; and the location management device positions the terminal device based on the plurality of assistance data and the power information.

Abstract: A Media Access Control (MAC) protocol data unit processing method includes: obtaining a MAC protocol data unit (PDU), wherein the MAC PDU includes N sub-PDUs, each sub-PDU includes a logical channel identifier (LCID), the N sub-PDUs are arranged in a first sequence, and N is a positive integer; parsing the N sub-PDUs according to the first sequence, and when a first sub-PDU is parsed, stopping the parsing and reserving a parsed second sub-PDU, wherein the second sub-PDU includes at least one sub-PDU before the first sub-PDU in the N sub-PDUs in the first sequence, and a value of an LCID included in the first sub-PDU is a specified reserved value. In this way, a manner for processing a MAC PDU can be provided when a value of an LCID is an invalid value or a reserved value.

Abstract: A positioning method, an apparatus, and a system are provided, to resolve a problem that high-precision positioning cannot be implemented based on existing assistance data. The method includes: A terminal device obtains a plurality of assistance data, where each piece of assistance data includes one or more groups of mapping relationships corresponding to one or more preset angles, and each group of mapping relationships includes a mapping relationship between each of one or more PRS resource identifiers and power information corresponding to each PRS resource identifier at a corresponding preset angle; the terminal device determines power information corresponding to one or more PRS resource identifiers which correspond to each of a plurality of to-be-measured angles, and positions the terminal device based on the plurality of assistance data and the power information corresponding to the one or more PRS resource identifiers at each of the plurality of to-be-measured angles.

Abstract: This application relates to a discontinuous reception method. In the first time unit, for example, the first symbol, after a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ feedback occasion of a sidelink HARQ process, a first terminal may start a drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerSL and start a drx-RetransmissionTimerSL when the drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerSL expires. During running of the drx-RetransmissionTimerSL, the first terminal monitors a physical downlink control channel. In this way, sidelink retransmission efficiency can be improved, an increase of a sidelink retransmission delay can be avoided, and sidelink-based applications, such as unmanned driving, automatic driving, assisted driving, intelligent driving, networked driving, intelligent networked driving, and car sharing in the field of artificial intelligence can be better supported.

Abstract: This application discloses a terminal device grouping method. The method may include: First, a network device groups, one or more times according to a grouping rule, terminal devices associated with a first paging occasion PO. Then, the network device notifies all terminal devices associated with the first PO of the grouping rule and power saving signal receiving location information of each group of terminal devices. Next, the terminal device determines, according to the grouping rule, a group number of a group to which the terminal device belongs, and determines, based on the group number, a power saving signal receiving location corresponding to the group number.

Abstract: A measurement configuration method, includes receiving measurement trigger information comprising event trigger information or periodic measurement configuration information, and one or a combination of the following information: a measurement quantity (M) that needs to be reported and a measurement quantity (T) for triggering a measurement event; and sorting and reporting beams in a cell based on the measurement quantity (M) that needs to be reported or the measurement quantity (T) for triggering a measurement event.

Abstract: Example cross-link interference (CLI) measurement configuration methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a first network device receives, from a second network device, a first message that indicates information about a CLI measurement. The first network device configures the CLI measurement for a terminal device based on the first message.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a key processing method in dual connectivity mode and a device, which ensure communication security of UE in dual connectivity mode. The method according to the embodiments of the present invention includes: of a first base station and a second base station that have a communication connection to a terminal each, receiving, by the second base station, first request information sent by the first base station, where the first request information is used to request the second base station to generate a key used for communication with the terminal, and generating, by the second base station based on a security key carried in the first request information, the key used for communication with the terminal.

Abstract: This application provides a method for reporting a buffer status report and a communications apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal device, a size of a first uplink resource; determining, by the terminal device based on the size of the first uplink resource, that a priority of an uplink buffer status report (UL BSR) is higher than a priority of an SL BSR, or that a priority of a sidelink buffer status report (SL BSR) is higher than a priority of a UL BSR.

Abstract: This application discloses a HARQ process control method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: A first terminal apparatus determines that a TB transmitted in a first HARQ process is a first TB transmitted for the last time or a newly transmitted TB; and stops a first timer. Further, the first terminal apparatus sends, to a second terminal apparatus, first indication information used to indicate that the TB transmitted in the first HARQ process is a newly transmitted TB. The second terminal apparatus receives the first indication information, and stops a second timer based on the first indication information.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus are applied to fields such as V2X, vehicle to everything, an intelligent connected vehicle, assisted driving, and intelligent driving. The method includes: a first terminal device determines a first new data indicator NDI based on an identifier of a first destination address and an identifier of a first hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process, where the first NDI is included in first sidelink control information SCI, and the first SCI is used to schedule first data; and the first terminal device sends, through a sidelink, the first SCI and/or the first data to a second terminal device.

Abstract: A communication method and an apparatus, the method including determining, by a first terminal, first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information associated with a first sidelink grant, where the first sidelink grant is associated with carrying data between the first terminal and a second terminal, and where the first HARQ information comprises a first HARQ process identifier associated with the first sidelink grant, and sending, by the first terminal, the first HARQ information to the second terminal through a sidelink, where the sidelink is a direct wireless communication link between the first terminal and the second terminal.

Abstract: A dual connectivity management method and device, the method including sending by a terminal device that communicates with a first network device and a second network device in a dual connectivity mode, a first message to the first network device, where the first message indicates or requests deactivation or suspension of the dual connectivity, and deactivating or suspending the dual connectivity.

Abstract: This application provides a sidelink configuration method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. In one example, before each sidelink transmission is performed, a terminal device at a transmit end sends SCI to a terminal device at a receive end. In this solution, transmission on information needed for sidelink transmissions is performed by using sidelink RRC, so that the terminal device at the receive end obtains a time-frequency resource configuration of sidelink transmissions, and further obtains a HARQ process identifier of each transmission.

Abstract: Example communication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes determining by a terminal that a first transmission resource conflicts with a second transmission resource. The first transmission resource is a resource used by the terminal to send first information to a first network side device. The first network side device corresponds to a first user identity supported by the terminal. The second transmission resource is a resource used by the terminal to send second information to a second network side device. The second network side device corresponds to a second user identity supported by the terminal. The terminal sends the first information on the first transmission resource. The terminal cancels sending the second information on the second transmission resource. Alternatively, the terminal sends the second information on a third transmission resource, where the third transmission resource is a resource before or after the second transmission resource.

Abstract: A measurement configuration method, includes receiving measurement trigger information comprising event trigger information or periodic measurement configuration information, and one or a combination of the following information: a measurement quantity (M) that needs to be reported and a measurement quantity (T) for triggering a measurement event; and sorting and reporting beams in a cell based on the measurement quantity (M) that needs to be reported or the measurement quantity (T) for triggering a measurement event.

Abstract: A method and a device for establishing an Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer, where the method includes establishing, by a first base station to which a user equipment (UE) belongs, a first EPS bearer based on a first component carrier (CC) for the UE, wherein the first EPS bearer is an EPS bearer between the first base station and the UE; and instructing, by the first base station, a second base station to establish a second EPS bearer based on a second CC for the UE, wherein the second EPS bearer is an EPS bearer between the second base station and the UE. The present disclosure enables the UE to aggregate carriers of different frequency ranges from the first base station to which the UE belongs and the second base station to which the UE belongs to transmit data, thus improving the throughput of the data transmitted by the UE.

Abstract: This application provides a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ feedback information transmission method and an apparatus, to flexibly determine a feedback manner type. The method includes: A first terminal device obtains a transmission resource, determines, based on a first correspondence, a feedback manner type corresponding to a current transmission, performs data packet assembly processing based on the feedback manner type, and sends the data packet by using the transmission resource.