Abstract: This application provides a communications method and device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving an uplink data transmission threshold from a first network device, where the uplink data transmission threshold includes both a first transmission threshold and a second transmission threshold or includes a second transmission threshold. The first transmission threshold is used to indicate a maximum size of a data packet supported by the terminal device in a non-connected state on a first uplink carrier, and the second transmission threshold is used to indicate a maximum size of a data packet supported by the terminal device in the non-connected state on a supplementary uplink (SUL) carrier. The method further comprises determining, based on the uplink data transmission threshold and a size of a to-be-transmitted uplink data packet, to transmit, in the non-connected state, the uplink data packet on the first uplink carrier or the SUL carrier.

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: A communication method is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a first base station, a first request sent by a terminal, where the first request is used to request an RRC connection from the first base station; sending, by the first base station, a handover request to a second base station when the first base station does not support a network slice to which the terminal belongs, where the second base station supports the network slice to which the terminal belongs; and receiving, by the first base station, a handover request response from the second base station, and sending a first request response to the terminal, where the first request response includes configuration information of the second base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention propose a communication method. The communication method includes: obtaining, by a base station, DRB configuration information, where the DRB configuration information is used to determine a mapping relationship between serving cells and DRBs used to carry data of different service types; and sending the DRB configuration information to a terminal, so that the terminal communicates with the base station in a serving cell corresponding to a DRB. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a base station and a terminal to which the communication method is applied.

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: This application provides a handover method in a mobile network and a communications apparatus. The method includes: sending, by a target access network node, a path switch request to a first core network node, where the first core network node is an access and mobility management function supported by both a source access network node and the target access network node, and the path switch request includes indication information of at least one semi-accepted flow/session/radio bearer; and receiving, by the target access network node, a path switch request reply sent by the first core network node, where the path switch request reply includes at least one of the following parameters: a flow/session/radio bearer whose path is successfully switched, a flow/session/radio bearer whose path fails to be switched, indication information of a new network slice, or a context of a modified flow/session/radio bearer.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method, a related device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: receiving, by a core network node, a first message, where the first message includes orbit information of a satellite node; and determining, by the core network node, first area identity list information based on the orbit information, and sending the first area identity list information to a terminal, where the first area identity list information includes at least one first area identity, and the first area identity is used for access or mobility management of the terminal. This application helps the core network node perform access or mobility management on the terminal and track a location of the terminal. This implements non-terrestrial communication.

Abstract: A cell measurement method and cell measurement apparatus, the method including receiving, by a terminal device, first information from a network device, where the first information indicates a measurement parameter used by the terminal device to perform cell measurement in an idle state or an inactive state, and a detection signal for the cell measurement includes at least a synchronization sequence or physical broadcast channel block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and sending, by the terminal device, a measurement result of the cell measurement to the network device based on the first information.

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: A communication method and apparatus, the method including receiving, by a first access network device, a first message from a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, where the first message requests to resume an RRC connection or to perform a radio access network-based notification area update (RNAU), and sending, by the first access network device, a first request message to a second access network device, where the first request message includes a cell radio network temporary identifier allocated by the first access network device for the terminal, and the second access network device is an access network device that retains a context of the terminal, and there is a control plane link of the terminal between the second access network device and a core network.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by user equipment, downlink data from a first bearer, where a reflective quality of service QoS attribute of the first bearer is Support; when the user equipment needs to send, to an access network device, uplink data corresponding to the downlink data, determining, by the user equipment, a second bearer, where QoS information of the second bearer is determined based on QoS information of the first bearer; and sending, by the user equipment, the uplink data by using the second bearer.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and device. The method includes: obtaining, by a first access network device, a first message from a second access network device, where the first message requests context information of a terminal device; and sending, by the first access network device, a data packet to the second access network device. The first access network device is a corresponding access network device of the terminal device before the re-establishment procedure, and the second access network device is a corresponding access network device when the terminal device initiates the re-establishment procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a session connection establishment method and system, and a related device. The method may include: receiving, by a first radio access network device, an initial attach request sent by a terminal device; sending, by the first radio access network device, the initial attach request to a first core network device; receiving, by the first radio access network device, an initial attach request feedback that is sent by the first core network device in response to the initial attach request, where the initial attach request feedback includes session identifiers of at least two user plane session connections, and sending, by the first radio access network device, session configuration information to the terminal device.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method, an access network device, and a terminal device. The communication method includes: receiving, by a first access network device, a first message sent by a terminal device, where the first message includes information about a network slice corresponding to a session to be established by the terminal device, and the first access network device does not support the network slice corresponding to the session; and determining, by the first access network device, a second access network device configured to connect to the terminal device, where the second access network device supports the network slice corresponding to the session.

Abstract: The present patent application discloses a handover method, a base station, and a terminal device. The handover method includes: sending, by a source base station, a handover request to a target base station, where the handover request includes information about a first service of a terminal device; receiving, by the source base station, a handover response sent by the target base station, where if the first service is supported by the target base station, the handover response includes information about a handover instruction for the first service, and the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to hand over the first service from the source base station to the target base station; and sending, by the source base station, a handover response to the terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method, a communications apparatus, and a storage medium. The communication method includes: sending, by a new master network device, a request to an original master network device, to request context information of a terminal device on the original master network device and an original secondary network device; and receiving the context information of the terminal device on the original master network device and the original secondary network device from the original master network device. This application can effectively simplify implementation steps of resuming a multi-connectivity mode by the terminal device, reduce signaling procedures, and shorten a delay, thereby improving network transmission efficiency.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a network device are provided. The method can include: determining, by a first network device, that a terminal device enters an RRC inactive state; sending, by the first network device, a first message to a second network device, where the first message is used to configure the second network device, so that the second network device transmits data for the terminal device in the RRC inactive state; and receiving, by the first network device, an acknowledgment message the first message and sent by the second network device. The second network device can transmit data of the terminal device to the first network device to enable the first network device to send the data to a core network, without having to establish a path between the second network device and the core network for the second network device to send the data to the core network.

Abstract: This application provides communication methods, devices, and systems for improving communication efficiency. One communication method includes: receiving, by a target access network device and from a source access network device, a handover request message sent by a source access network device, wherein the handover request message is used to for requesting to hand over a terminal device from the source access network device to the target access network device; and obtaining, by the target access network device, network slice selection assistance information supported by the terminal device, wherein the network slice selection assistance information supported by the terminal device is used to indicates a network slice supported by the terminal device.

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: This application discloses a communication method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: sending, by a central unit of a radio access network (RAN), to a distributed unit of the RAN, a UE context setup request message, wherein the UE context setup request message comprises an identifier of a bearer to be established, and indication information of a network slice corresponding to the bearer; and sending, by the distributed unit of the RAN, to the central unit of the RAN a response message in response to the UE context setup request message.