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: A communication method and apparatus are provided to improve an immersive experience of a user. The method includes: a terminal apparatus receives information from a network device, where the information indicates an air interface status or indicates an amount of data stored by the network device, the terminal apparatus receives data from the network device and processes the data based on the air interface status or the amount of data stored by the network device.

Abstract: A communication method includes receiving, by a terminal device comprising a processor, indication information from a master node. The indication information is used to indicate that a key used for signaling transmission performed between the terminal device and a first secondary node by using a second signaling radio bearer (SRB) is a first key. The first key is used for signaling transmission performed between the terminal device and the master node by using a first SRB. The first secondary node and the master node share one central unit. The communication method also includes determining, by the terminal device, based on the indication information, that the first key is used for signaling transmission performed between the terminal device and the first secondary node by using the second SRB.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus, the method including receiving configuration information of a serving cell, where the configuration information includes a set of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configurations, and the set of PDCCH configurations includes N control resource set-related parameters, where each of the N control resource set-related parameters corresponds to each of N transmission reception points (TRPs), and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and communicating with the serving cell based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a configuration method and apparatus. When indicating, by using an RRC connection release message, a terminal to enter an inactive state from a connected state, a network device may include, in the RRC connection release message, a configuration parameter allocated to the terminal in the inactive state. That is, the terminal receives the radio resource control RRC connection release message sent by the network device, where the RRC connection release message includes first information used to indicate a target configuration parameter. In this way, the terminal may enter the inactive state based on the RRC connection release message, and determine a context parameter of the inactive state based on the first information, so that the configuration parameter is properly allocated to the terminal in the inactive state.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communication technologies, to resolve problems of a long data transmission delay and high signaling overheads. A first access network device receives uplink user plane data from a user equipment in an inactive state, and sends an uplink control plane information element and the uplink user plane data to a second access network device through a same interface. The method is applied to a data transmission process.

Abstract: An inter-distributed-unit (distributed unit, DU) communication method and a related apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first DU receives data of a terminal from a central unit (central unit, CU). The first DU processes the data by using a media access control (media access control, MAC) entity scheduling function specific to the terminal, to obtain a physical layer transmission data stream. The first DU sends the physical layer transmission data stream to a second DU. In the method provided in this application, because a MAC entity of the first DU is used to uniformly schedule the physical layer transmission data stream, the first DU and the second DU do not need to exchange a large amount of layer 2 (layer 2, L2) parameter information, so that information transmission overheads can be reduced.

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 and an apparatus. The method includes: A first node located in a first cell obtains a first correspondence between a cell provided by the first node and tracking area information, where the first correspondence is related to tracking area information corresponding to the first cell. When migrating from the first cell to a second cell, the first node obtains a second correspondence between the cell provided by the first node and tracking area information, where the second correspondence is related to tracking area information corresponding to the second cell.

Abstract: This application provides a network energy saving method and a communication apparatus. The network energy saving method includes: A first access network device receives first information from a terminal device, where the first information is used to assist the first access network device in adjusting a working status, and the working status includes a sleep mode or a receiving and demodulation state; and the first access network device determines, based on the first information, whether to adjust the working status of the first access network device.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and apparatus. The method includes sending, with a first subscriber identity a first message to a first access network device, the first message requesting establishment or resumption of a second radio resource control (RRC) connection with the second subscriber identity, the first message including auxiliary information indicating to determine to release or deactivate a first RRC connection established with the first subscriber identity, and the second RRC connection being a connection established with the second subscriber identity, and receiving, with the first subscriber identity, a second message from the first access network device and that indicates to release or deactivate the first RRC connection, where the terminal device is in an RRC connected state with the first subscriber identity and in an RRC idle state or an RRC deactivated state with the second subscriber identity.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The communication method includes: detecting that a terminal in an inactive state is in an out-of-service state, and determining a target cell of the terminal.

Abstract: An embodiment of this application provides a communication method. The method includes: A second central unit control plane (CU-CP) receives context information from a first CU-CP, where the context information includes a context of a distributed unit (DU) and a context of a first central unit user plane (CU-UP). The context information is used by the second CU-CP to communicate with the DU and the first CU-UP. The second CU-CP receives a first message, and communicates with the DU and the first CU-UP based on the first message through a communication interface. According to the communication method provided in this application, a backup CU-CP can be provided for the first CU-CP, to reduce service interruption and improve system robustness.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus, to implement transmission of a cell coverage state indicator in a centralized unit-distributed unit (CU-DU) split architecture, which improves network performance. The communication method includes: A distributed unit DU of a first network device determines a first coverage indicator. The DU of the first network device sends the first coverage indicator and a first identifier to a centralized unit CU of the first network device, where the first coverage indicator includes one or more of the following: a cell coverage state of a first cell, a cell deployment status indicator of the first cell, and cell replacing info of the first cell, and the first identifier is used to identify the first cell.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, to determine a DRX cycle. The method includes: receiving data in an active time of a current DRX cycle; when a DRX inactivity timer of the current DRX cycle expires, determining a type of a next DRX cycle depending on whether at least some data received in the active time is associated with a DRX short cycle, where if the at least some data is not associated with a DRX short cycle, the next DRX cycle is a DRX long cycle, or the type of the next DRX cycle is the same as that of a DRX cycle previous to the current DRX cycle. When the DRX inactivity timer expires, the type of the next DRX cycle can be more flexibly determined, and may not necessarily be a DRX short cycle. This can save power of a device to some extent.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting a timing difference. The method includes obtaining, by a master node, a measurement value of a timing difference between a first cell and a second cell, and sending, by the master node, the measurement value of the timing difference and identification information of the second cell to a secondary node, where the first cell is a primary cell corresponding to the master node, the second cell includes a primary secondary cell corresponding to the secondary node or another cell different from the primary secondary cell, and the identification information of the second cell includes a physical cell identifier (PCI) and frequency information of the second cell.

Abstract: A communication method and a related apparatus provide for differences between internal resources of a base station to support different slice service capabilities on a RAN side. In the communication method, when a first distributed unit (DU) sets up a connection to a first central unit (CU) but the first CU does not support a first slice, and a second CU supports the first slice, the first DU may establish a connection to the second CU based on transport layer information of the second CU and an identifier or a name of the second CU, or the second CU may update the connection between the first CU and the first DU to a connection between the second CU and the first DU. A difference between internal resources of a base station can be more fully utilized to support different slice service capabilities on a RAN side and improve flexibility and coverage of providing a slice service for user equipment.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A first node receives a beam set and first indication information from a second node, where the beam set includes at least one beam. The first node determines, based on the first indication information, identification information of at least one beam that needs to be forwarded by the first node in the beam set. The first node forwards, based on the identification information of the at least one beam that needs to be forwarded by the first node in the beam set and receiving time information of the at least one beam that needs to be forwarded by the first node, the at least one beam that needs to be forwarded by the first node. The method is applied to a smart repeater, to implement smart beam forwarding by the repeater.

Abstract: A model configuration method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: Operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) receives a first model request message from a first access network device. The OAM determines a first model based on the first model request message and a first mapping relationship, where the first mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between a model, a model application scenario, and a model function, or the first mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between a model, a model performance level, and a model function. The OAM sends information about the first model to the first access network device.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatuses are provided. An example method includes receiving first indication information. The first indication information indicates that a trajectory of a first terminal device matches a trajectory of a second terminal device. The method further includes sending second indication information to the first terminal device. The second indication information indicates to change a trajectory information reporting periodicity to a second periodicity, or the second indication information indicates to suspend trajectory information reporting. The second periodicity is greater than a first periodicity, and the first periodicity is the trajectory information reporting periodicity before the first indication information is sent.