Abstract: The present disclosure relates to discontinuous reception communication synchronization methods and apparatus. One example method includes receiving a system message that is broadcast by a base station and that indicates that the base station supports a capability of extended discontinuous reception (DRX), sending an extended DRX value to a network element of a core network, receiving, from the network element of the core network, extended DRX support information indicating that the network element of the core network supports the extended DRX, calculating a paging time using the extended DRX value, and receiving a paging message delivered from the base station according to the paging time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method and apparatus. an example method includes: setting up a first radio bearer for a first terminal device, where the first radio bearer is used to transmit a first service; allocating a first RNTI and a second RNTI to the first terminal device, where the first RNTI is used to schedule a service for the first terminal device, and the second RNTI is used to schedule the first service for a group of terminal devices including the first terminal device; and scheduling a data packet of the first service for the first terminal device on the first radio bearer by using the first RNTI and the second RNTI.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-frequency oscillator assembly and a base station antenna. The high-frequency oscillator assembly comprises a balun supporting component and a baseplate. The balun supporting component comprises two balun supporting plates. The balun supporting plate comprises a first surface and a second surface. The first surface comprises a feeder circuit comprising a transmission line and a feeder line. The second surface comprises a first open-circuit filtering branch. The transmission line is disposed on one side of the other balun supporting plate. The feeder line is disposed on the other side of the other balun supporting plate. The first open-circuit filtering branch and the feeder line are electrically connected. The baseplate is disposed on the balun supporting component and comprises a plurality of oscillator arms. The feeder lines are electrically connected with the corresponding oscillator arms respectively.

Abstract: A phase shifter, comprising a base, a circuit substrate, a phase-shifting member, and a plurality of first output cables. The circuit substrate is disposed on the base, and comprises a main feeder circuit and at least one sub-feeder circuit. The main feeder circuit comprises a main input circuit section. The at least one sub-feeder circuit is disposed on one side of the main feeder circuit, and comprises two output circuit sections and an arc circuit section. The arc circuit section is disposed between the two output circuit sections. The phase-shifting member is rotatably connected with the circuit substrate and comprises a coupling band. One end of the coupling band corresponds to and is coupled to the main input circuit section while the other end corresponds to and is coupled to the arc circuit section.

Abstract: This application provides a network node selection method and apparatus. An SMF network element obtains transmission capability information of an access network device, and selects, for a terminal device based on the transmission capability information of the access network device, a UPF network element that supports at least one transmission capability included in the transmission capability information. In this process, the SMF network element obtains a transmission capability of the access network device, and selects the UPF network element based on the transmission capability of the access network device. The selected UPF network element supports the transmission capability used by the access network device, so that data can be successfully transmitted between the access network device and the UPF network element. Therefore, a data transmission success rate is improved.

Abstract: A communication method, apparatus, and system, the method including sending, by a policy control network element, policy control information to a network device, where the policy control information includes a trigger event for reporting transport network information, and where the trigger event triggers the network device to report the transport network information to the policy control network element, receiving, by the policy control network element, the transport network information from the network device, formulating, by the policy control network element, a control policy based on the transport network information, and sending, by the policy control network element, the control policy to the network device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base station antenna comprising a balun support component and a substrate. The balun support component comprises a ground circuit and a balun circuit comprising a plurality of bending parts and a plurality of connecting parts which are alternately connected. Each bending part comprises two wires extending in opposite directions and a bending wire connecting the two wires. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface of the substrate is disposed on the balun support component. The first surface comprises an oscillator arm comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is closer to the center of the substrate than the second end. The second surface comprises a metal ring. The balun circuit and the ground circuit are electrically connected to the oscillator arm.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method and apparatus. A first mobility management function entity may receive event information from a unified data management function entity, where the event information is used to indicate a first-type terminal event. Therefore, when a terminal apparatus is reachable, the first mobility management function entity may send, based on the event information, a terminal event report to an application function entity that subscribes to the first-type terminal event, thereby improving pertinence of sending the terminal event report.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a communication method and a communications apparatus. The solution includes: sending, by a source access network device, a first data packet of a terminal to a target access network device; and when the source access network device determines that the target access network device has received the first data packet, sending, by the source access network device, a first message to the terminal, where the first message is used to indicate the terminal to hand over to the target access network device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base station antenna comprising a balun support component and a substrate. The balun support component comprises a ground circuit and a balun circuit comprising a plurality of bending parts and a plurality of connecting parts which are alternately connected. Each bending part comprises two wires extending in opposite directions and a bending wire connecting the two wires. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface of the substrate is disposed on the balun support component. The first surface comprises an oscillator arm comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is closer to the center of the substrate than the second end. The second surface comprises a metal ring. The balun circuit and the ground circuit are electrically connected to the oscillator arm.

Abstract: This application provides a method for processing a change in a radio capability of a terminal apparatus and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by an access network apparatus, indication information, where the access network apparatus stores radio capability information of a terminal apparatus, and the indication information is used to indicate that a radio capability of the terminal apparatus changes, or is used to request a current radio capability of the terminal apparatus from the access network apparatus; and obtaining, by the access network apparatus, radio capability information of the terminal apparatus according to the indication information. According to this application, communication efficiency of a radio control resource connection performed when a radio capability of the UE changes in a suspend state can be improved.

Abstract: A service data transmission method and a device are disclosed, to resolve a problem in the prior art that a network side cannot provide targeted services for different types of NB-IoT services. The method includes: determining, by an access network device, first information of service data to be sent by a terminal, where the first information includes at least one of a service type and a priority; then receiving, by the access network device, the service data sent by the terminal by using a NAS signaling message; and sending, by the access network device, the service data and the first information to a gateway, so that the gateway charges the service data based on the first information after receiving the service data and the first information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to discontinuous reception communication synchronization methods and apparatus. One example method includes receiving a system message that is broadcast by a base station and that indicates that the base station supports a capability of extended discontinuous reception (DRX), sending an extended DRX value to a network element of a core network, receiving, from the network element of the core network, extended DRX support information indicating that the network element of the core network supports the extended DRX, calculating a paging time using the extended DRX value, and receiving a paging message delivered from the base station according to the paging time.

Abstract: A service data transmission method includes: determining, by an access network device, first information of service data to be sent by a terminal, where the first information includes at least one of a service type and a priority; then receiving, by the access network device, the service data sent by the terminal by using a non-access stratum signaling message; and sending, by the access network device, the service data and the first information to a gateway, so that the gateway charges the service data based on the first information after receiving the service data and the first information.

Abstract: A discontinuous reception communication synchronization method and apparatus. The apparatus includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having a program stored thereon for execution by the processor. The program includes instructions for receiving a system message that is broadcast by a base station and that indicates whether the base station supports a capability of extended discontinuous reception (DRX), sending an extended DRX value to a network element of a core network in response to the base station supporting the capability of the extended DRX, receiving, from the network element of the core network, an extended DRX support indicator indicating that network element of the core network supports the extended DRX, calculating a paging time using the extended DRX value, and receiving a paging message delivered by the base station according to the paging time.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a data processing method and device. A PCRF entity obtains subscription information of remote UE, and determines a QoS rule of relay UE according to the subscription information and service QoS of the remote UE, and the PCRF entity sends the QoS rule of the relay UE to a PGW, where the QoS rule is used by the PGW to modify or establish a bearer of the relay UE, and the bearer of the relay UE is used by the relay UE to forward data of the remote UE, thereby ensuring the service QoS of the remote UE.

Abstract: An access control method, including obtaining, by a protocol-stack upper layer of a terminal, an override identifier, starting, by the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal, an application specific congestion control for data connectivity (ACDC) check according to a service initiated by the terminal, and, if the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal confirms that the service initiated by the terminal can pass the ACDC check and determines that the override identifier corresponding to an application identifier of the service passing the ACDC check is overriding an access class barring (ACB) check, sending, by the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal, an radio resource control (RRC) establishment request message to an access layer of the terminal, where the request message carries an indication of not performing an ACB check.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method which includes: receiving a message, where the message carries a parameter indicating a validity period of a short message sent to a user or indication information indicating whether a record needs to be added to MWD of a user when a short message cannot be transmitted or fails to be transmitted; determining that the short message cannot be transmitted or the short message fails to be transmitted, and a value of the parameter is 0 or the indication information indicates that the record does not need to be added to the MWD of the user when the short message cannot be transmitted or fails to be transmitted; and skipping adding the record to the MWD of the user, where the record includes an identifier of a service center for short message service serving the user. According to the method, additional signaling interaction is reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the communications field and provide a bearer setup method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: receiving, by an MME, indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate a bearer type that is set up for UE; and setting up, by the MME, a bearer for the UE according to the indication information. By means of the method, indication information used to indicate a bearer type that is set up for UE is received, and different types of bearers are set up for the UE according to the indication information, so that an MME can adjust the bearer type in real time as required and set up different types of bearers for the UE, thereby efficiently transmitting sharply fluctuated data, and lowering loss of a network and the user equipment while improving user experience.

Abstract: A service control method for a machine type communications (MTC) device and a related apparatus, where the method includes receiving, by an access-network network element, a paging request message from a core-network network element, wherein the paging request message carries device type indication information of a paged user equipment (UE), determining a device type of the UE according to the device type indication information of the UE, and paging the UE using a dedicated paging resource allocated to an MTC device when the UE is the MTC device.