Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for timer control. The method may include suspending, when a terminal is in an discontinuous reception (DRX) active state, a currently running DRX timer in response to an interruption of a preset communication. The method may further include continuing, when the preset communication is resumed, to run the DRX timer.

Abstract: A method of receiving system information (SI) includes: a first SI request for requesting a base station to broadcast at least one piece of to-be-requested SI is sent to the base station, where the at least one piece of the to-be-requested SI belongs to second type, not broadcasted SI; the at least one piece of the to-be-requested SI broadcasted by the base station in response to the first SI request is received according to pre-acquired scheduling information; upon determining that any of one or more pieces of to-be-requested SI is not successfully received, a second SI request for requesting the base station to unicast the to-be-requested SI not successfully received by present UE is sent to the base station; and the to-be-requested SI not successfully received by the present UE, which is unicasted by the base station in response to the second SI request, is received.

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods and systems for synchronous audio playback. In one aspect, a method is performed at each of a plurality of electronic devices, each having an audio system, an internal clock, processors and memory storing programs for execution by the processors. Each device is configured for two-way communications with a server and associated with a user account. The device receives an identification of a first device as a common clock device that has a first internal clock being designated as a master clock. The device receives a synchronized audio playback command that includes audio data to be output and a future playback time. In response to receiving the audio data, the device determines a synchronized audio playback time. If the determined synchronized audio playback time has not yet occurred, the electronic device outputs the audio data based on the determined synchronized audio playback time.

Abstract: A method for executing a beam failure recovery (BFR) process includes receiving a delay instruction sent by a base station, in which the delay instruction is configured to instruct that a mechanism for executing a beam failure recovery (BFR) process is configured as a mechanism for delaying the execution of the BFR process when the BFR process is triggered in an inactive state of discontinuous reception (DRX); configuring the mechanism for executing the BFR process of the terminal as the mechanism for delaying the execution of the BFR process when the BFR process is triggered in the inactive state of the DRX based on the delay instruction; and delaying the execution of the BFR process when the BFR process is triggered in the inactive state of the DRX.

Abstract: A method for indicating a radio bearer (RB), implemented by a base station, includes: configuring at least one transmission function for an RB; configuring at least two transmission entities shared by the at least one transmission function; adding first information into a first indication message, the first information indicating the at least one transmission function and the at least two transmission entities; and sending the first indication message to a terminal to enable the terminal to set a transmission function and transmission entities corresponding to the RB according to the first indication message.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for processing a system information (SI) request. The method includes: sending an SI request to a base station in a current SI modification period, the SI request being configured to obtain at least one first SI corresponding to the SI request; determining, in the next SI modification period, whether a feedback message corresponding to the SI request returned by the base station is received; and if the feedback information is not received, stopping the SI request.

Abstract: A method for controlling a beam failure recovery procedure includes: starting a beam failure detection timer after beam failure is determined; triggering a beam failure recovery BEF procedure after the beam failure is determined; monitoring whether the beam failure detection timer times out after the BRF procedure is triggered and before the BRF procedure completes; canceling or stopping the BRF procedure when the beam failure detection timer times out.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for timer adjustment. A base station configures a band width part (BWP) inactivity timer for a terminal. When determining to adjust a duration of the BWP inactivity timer, the base station configures timer adjustment information for the terminal. The timer adjustment information is configured to adjust the duration of the BWP inactivity timer. The base station sends the timer adjustment information to the terminal. The terminal adjusts the duration to the BWP inactivity timer according to the timer adjustment information.

Abstract: Provided is a downlink data packet configuration method comprising: determining a target data radio bearer (DRB) corresponding to a downlink data packet to be sent; determining, according to a configured correspondence between a DRB and a downlink processing attribute, a target downlink processing attribute corresponding to the target DRB; encapsulating the downlink data packet with adding a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) header when the target downlink processing attribute is an attribute of supporting the NAS reflective QoS function or the AS reflective QoS function; and encapsulating the downlink data packet without adding an SDAP header when the target downlink processing attribute is an attribute of neither supporting the NAS reflective QoS function nor the AS reflective QoS function.

Abstract: A function allocating method includes receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message carrying allocation information transmitted by a base station, wherein the allocation information is used to allocate two radio link control (RLC) entities and one of a replication function and a distribution function of packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) packets to a data radio bearer (DRB) or a signaling radio bearer (SRB); and allocating, in response to the RRC message, the two RLC entities, and one of the replication function and the distribution function of the PDCP packets for the DRB or the SRB.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for access control barring are disclosed. The method may include a base station configuring, for user equipment (UE), a dedicated signaling for indicating whether to restart a designated timer. The designated timer may be a timer started by the UE for barring access control. The base station may also include send the dedicated signaling to the UE, so that the UE stops or continues to run the designated timer based on the dedicated signaling.

Abstract: The processing load on a host processor is substantially reduced by offloading the transport layer security protocol, such as the TLS/SSL protocol, the transport layer protocol stack, such as the TCP/IP protocol stack, and the network control required to access a network, such as the Internet, onto an expansion device.

Abstract: A method for requesting system information, includes: sending a first random access request, wherein the first random access request carries at least one pilot code for identifying system information to be requested; monitoring a response message corresponding to the first random access request within a preset time period, wherein the response message carries information for responding to the at least one pilot code; and when the response message is detected, based on a pilot code identifier included in the response message, monitoring and receiving system information corresponding to the pilot code identifier within a transmission window of the system information corresponding to the pilot code identifier.

Abstract: A System-on-Chip (SoC) performs secure communication operations. The SoC may include a peripheral interface configured to communicate with a host system. The SoC may also include a network interface configured to receive network packets in a secure communication session. The SoC may further include a processor configured to execute an Operating System (OS) software and a secure communication software stack to process at least one received network packet in the secure communication session. In addition, the SoC may include a secure communication engine configured to perform cryptographic operations and generate at least one decrypted packet in the secure communication session. The at least one decrypted packet may be provided to the host system via the peripheral interface.

Abstract: A method for troubleshooting is applied to the terminal and includes: determining a bandwidth part (BWP) of a current resident cell of the terminal, and accessing a first base station according to the BWP; recording related information of the BWP when the terminal fails to access the first base station; and sending the related information of the BWP to a second base station when the terminal successfully accesses the second base station, with the related information of the BWP being used for troubleshooting.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for transmitting load balancing factors. The method includes generating a system message, the system message including load balancing factors of each Bandwidth Part (BWP); and sending the system message by broadcasting.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an information reporting method and apparatus, and a terminal and a storage medium, belonging to the technical field of communications. The method can include, during random access, a terminal selecting a downlink beam, the terminal using a random access resource associated with the downlink beam to send a random access request to an access network device. Further, the method can include the terminal sending to a network identification information of the downlink beam selected during the random access procedure. According to the embodiments of the disclosure, by means of reporting to a network identification information of a downlink beam selected by a terminal during random access and then determining whether the terminal has selected all downlink beams suitable for selection, the network accurately positions the reasons for the problems of the terminal during the random access procedure, thereby creating the correct solution.

Abstract: Provided is a method for sending an uplink scheduling request (SR). The method includes determining whether a first uplink resource for sending the uplink SR is included in a first active bandwidth part (BWP) in response to sending the uplink SR. The first uplink resource is located on physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). The method further includes determining whether a second uplink resource for sending the uplink SR is included in each of n inactive BWPs in response to determining that no first uplink resource is included in the first active BWP. The second uplink resource is located on the PUCCH, and n is a positive integer. The method further includes sending the uplink SR to the base station over the second uplink resource in a first inactive BWP in response to determining that the second uplink resource is included in the first inactive BWP. The first inactive BWP is a BWP among the n inactive BWPs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting information, a terminal and a storage medium belong to the technical field of communication. The method includes that: in a random access process, a terminal selects downlink beam(s); the terminal sends a random access request to an access network device through a random access resource associated with the downlink beam(s); and the terminal sends a congestion condition of the downlink beam(s) selected in the random access process to a network. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the congestion condition of the downlink beam(s) selected by the terminal in the random access process is reported to the network, which is favorable for the network to check whether a downlink beam is congested, and the network performance is thus improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a timer control method, which is applicable to an electronic device. The method includes: when a medium access control layer receives a beam failure instance indication sent by a physical layer, determining whether a count value of a beam failure indication counter is greater than or equal to a preset value; if the count value of the beam failure indication counter is greater than or equal to the preset value, triggering a random access; determining whether to initiate the triggered random access; if it is determined to initiate the triggered random access, upon initiating the triggered random access, resetting or restarting a beam failure recovery timer. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the case that user equipment occupies resources of contention-free random access for a long time can be avoided.