Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data transmission methods and apparatus to implement quality of service (QoS) flow-based data transmission in an architecture in which a central unit-control plane (CU-CP) and a central unit-user plane (CU-UP) are separated from each other. In one example method, when receiving data of a QoS flow, the CU-UP may send a QoS flow identity (ID) and a protocol data unit (PDU) session ID that are of the data of the QoS flow to the CU-CP, where a PDU session corresponding to the PDU session ID includes the data of the QoS flow.

Abstract: The disclosure provides data transmission methods and apparatuses. One example method includes when the terminal device needs to perform the cross-network movement, the terminal device sends a message to a network element of a network accessed by the terminal device, to notify that the terminal device is to perform the cross-network movement from a source network to a target network. Therefore, during the movement of the terminal device, a network side pauses transmission of user plane data of the terminal device, and buffers data that is not sent before the terminal device performs the cross-network movement. After accessing the target network, the network side sends the buffered data to the terminal device.

Abstract: A terminal device receives a reference signal from a first cell, where time domain resources occupied by the reference signal are fewer than total time domain resources occupied by a synchronization signal block (SSB) of the first cell and system information (SI) of the first cell. The terminal device sends a wake-up signal (WUS) to the first cell, where the wake-up signal is used to wake up the first cell to send the SSB and/or the SI. In this way, the terminal device can quickly access the cell, to reduce a delay of accessing the cell by the terminal device, and improve communication performance. The time domain resources occupied by the reference signal are fewer than the total time domain resources occupied by the SSB of the first cell and the SI of the first cell.

Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a communication method and a communication apparatus used for positioning. The method includes a positioning device sending a request to an access network device, where the request is used to request information about a cell type of the access network device, and the cell type includes an indoor cell or an outdoor cell, or the cell type includes any one of: a macro cell, a micro cell, or a lampsite cell. The positioning device receives the information about the cell type from the access network device. The request may be sent to the access network device by using a transmission reception point (TRP) information request message, and the information about the cell type may be received by using a TRP information response message.

Abstract: An access network device determines a first system information block and a second system information block of a cell, where the first system information block includes identifiers of n networks supporting external authentication, the second system information block includes identifiers of m groups and n bitmaps, the n bitmaps are sequentially in a one-to-one correspondence with the identifiers of the n networks included in the first system information block, each bitmap indicates a group supported by a corresponding network, m bits included in each bitmap are sequentially in a one-to-one correspondence with the identifiers of the m groups, and each bit indicates whether the corresponding network supports a group corresponding to the bit. The access network device sends the first system information block and the second system information block to a terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of wireless communication technologies, and provide a communication method and apparatus, to improve accuracy of a positioning result and reduce a waste of resources of a network device. In the method, the network device may receive a positioning information request from a positioning server. The positioning information request may be used to request the network device to configure uplink positioning reference signal configuration information for a terminal device. The network device may send the uplink positioning reference signal configuration information and neighboring cell information to the positioning server. The neighboring cell information may include an identifier of one or more first neighboring cells and/or a measurement result of a measurement quantity corresponding to the one or more first neighboring cells. The first neighboring cell is a neighboring cell of the terminal device.

Abstract: A second access network device determines first load information and sends the first load information to a first access network device. Correspondingly, the first access network device receives the first load information, and uses the first load information. For example, the first access network device determines, based on the first load information, whether to perform an energy saving operation or load balancing. The first load information indicates load that is in a cell of the second access network device and that is associated with a first-type terminal device, the first-type terminal device has a capability of accessing the first access network device and the second access network device, and the first access network device and the second access network device belong to different systems.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method, a source base station, a target base station, a core network device, and a terminal device, where the method includes: sending, by a source base station, a handover request to a target base station, where the handover request is used to request to hand over a session of a terminal device from the source base station to the target base station, and the handover request includes an identifier of a session requested to be handed over and indication information of a network slice corresponding to the session; and receiving, by the source base station, a handover response message from the target base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method, an access network device, a core network device, and user equipment. The method includes: receiving, by an access network device, first information sent by a core network device, where the first information includes information about a cell that supports a network slice instance and that allows or does not allow user equipment to access; and sending, by the access network device, the first information to the user equipment. In the foregoing process, the user equipment may obtain the information about a cell that supports a network slice instance and that allows or does not allow the user equipment to access, to aware the network slice instance.

Abstract: A network entity is proposed for controlling the use, by a user equipment, of network slices of a communication network comprising a plurality of slice support areas. Each slice support area comprises at least one cell, and all cells of a given slice support area support the same network slices. A registration area for the registration of the user equipment with the communication network comprises at least one slice support area. The network entity is adapted to transmit, to the user equipment, slice support information for at least one slice support area of the communication network. The slice support information for a given slice support area indicates at least one network slice supported by the given slice support area and/or at least one network slice not supported by the given slice support area.

Abstract: Example grouping methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided. One example method includes receiving, by a central unit, a first interference intensity indication reported by at least one distributed unit. The central unit can then group the at least one distributed unit into at least one first distributed unit group based on the first interference intensity indication. The central unit can then send, to a controller, a distributed unit grouping indication and a second interference intensity indication that corresponds to the at least one first distributed unit group, where the distributed unit grouping indication is used to indicate the at least one first distributed unit group.

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 a data delivery status indicating method and an apparatus, to effectively indicate a data delivery status, facilitate more accurate flow control, and save transmission resources. A communication method is provided. The method includes a first network node sends data to a terminal device. The first network node sends first indication information and second indication information to a second network node. The first indication information indicated information about a highest sequence number (SN) successfully delivered in sequence in the data. The second indication information indicates information about an SN that is delivered after the highest SN.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method, an access network device, a core network device, and user equipment. One example method includes: sending, by a core network device, a handover request to an access network device, wherein the handover request comprises first information, and the first information comprises an identifier of allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI); and sending, by the access network device, a handover request acknowledgement to the core network device.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a communication method, apparatus, and system, and relate to the field of communication technologies, to resolve a technical problem that overall energy consumption of a communication system cannot be reduced because quality of service of a terminal device is poor due to a service characteristic or improper load determining of an access network device. The method includes: A first access network device obtains first energy efficiency, and performs an energy saving operation based on the first energy efficiency, where the first energy efficiency is determined based on performance and energy consumption that correspond to a first object in a second 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: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, to reduce energy consumption of UE. In the method, a terminal device may receive, from an access network device, reference signal configuration information and information about an area that are configured for the terminal device. The terminal device may send a reference signal in the area based on the reference signal configuration information. Based on the foregoing solution, the terminal device may send the reference signal in the area based on the reference signal configuration information, so that the terminal device does not need to access a network to reconfigure the reference signal each time the terminal device moves to a new cell, thereby reducing energy consumption of the terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method, an access network device, a core network device, and user equipment. One example method includes: sending, by a core network device, a handover request to an access network device, wherein the handover request comprises first information, and the first information comprises an identifier of allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI); and sending, by the access network device, a handover request acknowledgement to the core network device.

Abstract: This application provides an approach for determining a location of a terminal device and a device. The approach includes: a location management function center network element that determines location information of a relay node; obtains measurement information of a plurality of to-be-measured terminal devices; and determines, based on the location information of the relay node and the measurement information of the plurality of to-be-measured terminal devices, location information of the plurality of to-be-measured terminal devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a communication method and a related apparatus, to position a terminal device by a positioning device. A first access network device sends a retrieve UE context request message to a source access network device. The first access network device receives a retrieve UE context response message from the source access network device. The retrieve UE context response message includes reference information used to configure a sounding reference signal SRS of a terminal device, and/or information used to indicate to configure an SRS for the terminal device. The terminal device is in inactive state. The first access network device determines SRS configuration information of the terminal device based on the reference information and/or the information used to indicate to configure the SRS for the terminal device. The first access network device sends the SRS configuration information to the terminal device.