Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communication technologies, and provide a timing method for dealing with a link exception and an apparatus. A specific solution is as follows: receiving a first synchronization packet from a first terminal device; receiving a second synchronization packet from a second terminal device or a server; and if the first synchronization packet and the second synchronization packet belong to a same TSN domain, determining a to-be-forwarded synchronization packet in the first synchronization packet and the second synchronization packet. In this way, if the to-be-forwarded packet is the first synchronization packet, the first synchronization packet is forwarded, and the second synchronization packet is filtered. Embodiments of this application are used to improve timing precision in a timing process of the TSN device for the 5GS.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving a first data packet; and sending the first data packet and first indication information to an access network device, where the first indication information indicates that the first data packet is an uplink data packet or a downlink data packet, and the first indication information is used by the access network device to determine an access network AN packet delay budget PDB of a first quality of service QoS flow corresponding to the first data packet.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and an apparatus. When more than two radio link control RLC entities are configured for one radio bearer RB, a secondary network device receives indication information from a master network device. The secondary network device may determine, based on the indication information, a master RLC entity associated with the radio bearer, to indicate, to a terminal device, RLC entities that need to be activated and deactivated.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to random access methods and terminal devices. One example method includes determining a first random access time-frequency resource corresponding to a first network slice service, where the first network slice service is a network slice service that is to be initiated, determining a random access type corresponding to the first network slice service, determining a second random access time-frequency resource from the first random access time-frequency resource based on the random access type, where the second random access time-frequency resource is a random access time-frequency resource corresponding to the random access type, and initiating random access based on the second random access time-frequency resource.

Abstract: A terminal device generates a report result including at least one of a logged minimization of drive tests report, an RLF report, and an RACH report. The logged minimization of drive tests report includes an identifier of a candidate access cell, information indicating whether the candidate access cell supports a network slice service initiated by the terminal device, location information of the terminal device where the terminal device receives a system message of the candidate access cell, and a network slice identifier of the network slice service initiated by the terminal device. The RLF report includes an identifier of a cell in which a radio link failure occurs after the terminal device accesses the cell and the network slice identifier corresponding to the network slice service in which the radio link failure occurs on the terminal device. The RACH report includes an identifier of a cell accessed by the terminal device and the network slice identifier.

Abstract: The technology of this application relates to the field of communication technologies, and discloses a time synchronization method and an apparatus. The method includes a CU determines reference time of a terminal device at a reference point, and sends first information to the terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate the reference time of the terminal device at the reference point. After receiving the first information, the terminal device may perform time synchronization based on the reference time of the terminal device at the reference point. In this manner, the terminal device may obtain the reference time of the terminal device at the reference point from the CU, so that processing complexity of the terminal device can be effectively reduced, and power consumption of the terminal device can be reduced.

Abstract: A data transmission method applied to an access network and a device, the method including receiving, by a radio access network (RAN) device of an access network, a first data packet from a first terminal device, wherein the first data packet comprises a logical channel identifier (LCH ID), determining, by the RAN device, whether the LCH ID meets a first preset rule, and sending, by the RAN device, in response to determining that the LCH ID meets the first preset rule, the first data packet through a common radio link control (RLC) entity.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses example random access methods and apparatuses. One example method includes a terminal receiving a random access configuration from a network device. Indication information from the network device is received by the terminal, where the indication information determines a target random access configuration in the random access configuration. Random access to the network device is initiated by the terminal based on the indication information by using the target random access configuration.