Abstract: This application discloses a cell measurement method and a related apparatus, and relates to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: obtaining cell information; measuring at least one cell indicated by the cell information, to obtain a measurement result; determining at least one target cell based on the measurement result; and sending a positioning request to a first network device, where the positioning request includes information about the at least one target cell. This method provides technical content of how a terminal device should perform cell measurement in a positioning scenario in an idle state or an inactive state. According to the cell measurement method in embodiments of this application, the target cell that satisfies a positioning requirement can be obtained, and the positioning request is performed based on the target cell obtained through measurement, so that positioning accuracy can be improved.

Abstract: A positioning method, an apparatus, a storage medium, and a chip are provided, and relate to the field of communication technologies, to position a terminal device that is in an RRC inactive state and that reselects a target access network device. The terminal device in the RRC inactive state may move, for example, move from a first access network device to a cell of a second access network device. After receiving first information from a location management network element, the first access network device may send second information to an access network device. The first information is used to request to determine a reference signal resource for the terminal device, and the second information indicates to determine the reference signal resource for the terminal device.

Abstract: This application provides a random access method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a response message from a network device; determining, by the terminal device, a message format of the response message, where the message format includes a first format or a second format; and parsing, by the terminal device, the response message based on the determined message format, where the response message in the first format includes a contention resolution identity and a control plane message; and the response message in the second format includes a contention resolution identity and includes no control plane message. A two-step random access method provided in this application includes two message formats of a random access response.

Abstract: Described is a network device (203) configured to operate as a first node in a communications network (200) for a user device (201) initiating a small data transmission communication session through a target node (202) in the communications network (200), the network device (203) being configured to, upon receiving a request from the target node (202), send a message to the target node (202), the message comprising an indication of small data transmission configuration information (401, 506) for the user device (201). A corresponding network device (202) configured to operate as a target node is also described.

Abstract: An example communication method includes determining that a first condition and a third condition are satisfied. The first condition is that preconfigured measurement information is configured and that at least one set of measurement information in the preconfigured measurement information satisfies a measurement requirement. The third condition is that measurement information of a positioning reference signal is not configured, or the third condition is that measurement information of a positioning reference signal does not satisfy the measurement requirement. The measurement information includes measurement gap (MG) configuration information. The method further includes sending a first request message. The first request message is for requesting to activate the at least one set of measurement information in the preconfigured measurement information.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method may be applied to a small data transmission procedure. The method includes: A terminal device receives first indication information from a network device, where the first indication information indicates timing advance information. The terminal device performs the following operations based on a running state of at least one of a first time alignment timer and a second time alignment timer: applying the first indication information or ignoring the first indication information.

Abstract: This application provides a random access method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: determining at least one random access preamble from at least one 2-step random access preamble, or determining one type of random access preamble from at least one 2-step random access preamble and at least one 4-step random access preamble, and performing random access by using the determined random access preamble. According to the application, the terminal device can determine a type of random access to be performed, thereby reducing an access latency.

Abstract: A random access method is provided including: a terminal side device obtains first uplink data from a first message buffer, wherein the first message buffer is a buffer specific to a first random access procedure, the first random access procedure is a procedure in which the terminal side device sends a first random access request, sends the first uplink data on a first uplink resource, and receives response information, and the response information is a first random access response to the first random access request or a response to the first uplink data. The terminal side device sends the first random access request to a network side device, and sends the first uplink data to the network side device on the first uplink resource. The terminal side device detects downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information indicates a resource of the response information.

Abstract: This application provides a transmission method and a communications apparatus, to simplify LBT behavior before a terminal device can transmit a HARQ feedback, and reduce implementation complexity. The method includes: receiving first DCI, where the first DCI is used to indicate or activate a downlink transmission resource; receiving downlink data on the downlink transmission resource; receiving second DCI, where the second DCI is used to indicate an uplink transmission resource, and the uplink transmission resource is used to transmit feedback information for the downlink data; and sending the feedback information on the uplink transmission resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A DU receives uplink data from a terminal device; the DU allocates a first cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI and a first DU interface identifier to the terminal device; the DU sends a first message to a central unit CU, where the first message includes the first C-RNTI and the first DU interface identifier; and the DU receives a second message from the CU, where the second message includes the first C-RNTI or the first DU interface identifier. The communication method and apparatus provided in embodiments of this application can reduce processing load of the DU and improve communication efficiency.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a data transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: When a terminal device is in a radio resource control RRC inactive state, the terminal device selects a first synchronization signal block SSB at first time, and sends first small data transmission SDT data to a network device by using a first configured grant CG resource corresponding to the first SSB; and when signal quality of a plurality of SSBs at second time is greater than a first threshold, the terminal device preferentially selects the first SSB from the plurality of SSBs at the second time, and sends second SDT data to the network device by using a second CG resource corresponding to the first SSB.

Abstract: A random access method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: The terminal device receives system information that indicates a first random access configuration of N first features of a network device, one first feature is one feature or one feature combination, the first random access configuration includes M first configurations and N second configurations, there is a correspondence between the M first configurations and the N second configurations, and M and N are positive integers. The terminal device initiates random access based on the first random access configuration. A random access configuration is for the N first features, and the first configuration is a shared configuration. The shared configuration may be a parameter shared by a plurality of first features. The second configuration is a dedicated configuration and is a configuration applicable to the one first feature.

Abstract: A random access method includes working, by a user equipment (UE), on a first bandwidth part (BWP), where the first BWP is a currently active BWP, when the UE needs to perform a random access procedure, the UE performs the random access procedure on an initial BWP or on the first BWP, and when the UE receives BWP switching indication information from a network device instructing the UE to use a second BWP when performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, continuing, by the UE, to perform the random access procedure on the first BWP, or stopping, by the UE, performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, and performing the random access procedure on the second BWP.

Abstract: This application provides a reflective QoS flow characteristic-based communications method and apparatus. In the method, an access-network network element sends first information to a core-network network element, where the first information is used to indicate whether a data packet has a reflective QoS flow characteristic; and the access-network network element determines, based on the first information, whether there is a need to send a QoS flow identifier to a terminal. In this way, signaling overheads are reduced.

Abstract: A sensing method includes determining, by a first communication apparatus, first information. The first information indicates a pulse repetition interval (PRI). The sensing method also includes sending, by the first communication apparatus, the first information to a second communication apparatus. The first information is used by the second communication apparatus to send a reference signal, and a periodicity of the reference signal in time domain is less than or equal to the PRI. The sensing method further includes receiving, by the first communication apparatus, the reference signal from the second communication apparatus. The sending method additionally includes sensing, by the first communication apparatus, a to-be-sensed target based on the reference signal.

Abstract: A positioning measurement method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: after a first network element receives, from a second network element, an indication of obtaining location information of a terminal, the first network element requests at least one access network device to broadcast a message. The terminal starts to send a reference signal upon receiving the message broadcast. The first network element further requests the at least one access network device to measure the reference signal. Upon receiving a measurement request, the access network device measures the received reference signal, to obtain a corresponding measurement result; then sends the measurement result to the first network element. According to the present application, during uplink positioning, a terminal in a non-connected state does not need to re-enter a connected state, thereby reducing a delay for positioning the terminal, reducing energy consumption of the terminal, and improving positioning efficiency.

Abstract: This application provides communication methods and apparatuses. One method includes: accessing, by a terminal device, an access network device by performing first random access in a radio resource control inactive (RRC inactive) state, and receiving, by the terminal device by using a first receive beam for downlink transmission of the first random access, downlink control information (DCI) transmitted by the access network device.

Abstract: An uplink positioning method and a communication apparatus are provided, to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a positioning process, and meet a requirement for low power consumption. The method includes: A terminal receives first indication information and a first message, and sends, in a positioning area indicated by the first indication information, a reference signal based on resource configuration information corresponding to the positioning area. The first indication information indicates one or more positioning areas, the first message includes one or more pieces of resource configuration information, one piece of resource configuration information corresponds to one positioning area, each piece of resource configuration information is used to configure a resource for the terminal to send the reference signal, and the reference signal is used to determine a location of the terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a power headroom reporting method, an apparatus, and a system, to resolve a problem that a level mismatch currently exists between calculation of a Type 3 power headroom and reporting of the Type 3 power headroom. The method includes: A terminal device determines a power headroom corresponding to one or more reference signal resource sets in each of one or more cells, where the one or more cells are cells that are among cells participating in positioning of the terminal device and that require the terminal device to report the power headroom; and the terminal device sends power headroom information to a network device, where the power headroom information includes the power headroom corresponding to the one or more reference signal resource sets in each of the one or more cells.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method and apparatus. In the method, a terminal device receives first configuration information from an access network device, where the first configuration information is for configuring M configured grant (CG) resources to correspond N downlink reference signals. The M CG resources are used by the terminal device to send uplink information when the terminal device is in a non-connected state. The terminal device then receives first reconfiguration information from the access network device after the terminal device enters the non-connected state, where the first reconfiguration information is for updating downlink reference signals corresponding to some or all of the M CG resources.