Abstract: This application provides a transmission method and device. The method includes: receiving, by a first device, a first RRC message sent by a second device, where the first RRC message includes first data and identification information, and then sending, by the first device, the first data and the identification information to a donor eNB of the first device by using a second RRC message. Because the first device and the second device send data by using an RRC message, network functions of the first device and the second device are simplified, and data transmission efficiency is increased after a plurality of relay nodes access an NB-IoT network.

Abstract: A downlink scheduling data monitoring method, a downlink scheduling data sending method, and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: starting a timer; and after it is determined that the timer expires, monitoring, by using a first discontinuous reception DRX monitoring cycle, downlink scheduling data sent by a base station, where duration of the first DRX monitoring cycle is in a unit of minute or hour. After it is determined that the timer expires, the downlink scheduling data is monitored by using the first DRX monitoring cycle whose duration is in a unit of minute or hour. In this way, not only power consumption is reduced, but also the downlink scheduling data can be monitored.

Abstract: This application provides a service data transmission method and apparatus, and the method includes: obtaining first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes a first service feature parameter and a first resource parameter corresponding to the first service feature parameter; obtaining to-be-sent service data and a second service feature parameter corresponding to the to-be-sent service data; determining, based on the first service feature parameter, the second service feature parameter, and the first resource parameter, a second resource parameter for transmitting the to-be-sent service data; selecting, based on the second resource parameter, an available resource for transmitting the to-be-sent service data; and transmitting the to-be-sent service data by using the available resource.

Abstract: Example resource configuration methods and devices are described. One example resource configuration method includes applying to a network device for semi-persistent scheduling by a terminal device. The terminal device receives configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a first semi-persistent scheduling resource for the terminal device. The terminal device configures the first semi-persistent resource for the terminal device based on the configuration information, and sends uplink data to the network device on the first semi-persistent scheduling resource.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides a positioning assistance data sending method and system, and a device, to improve positioning precision, spectral efficiency, and resource utilization in a positioning assistance data sending process. A specific solution includes: receiving, by a positioning server, at least one positioning request sent by a core network device, where the positioning request includes an identifier of UE and an identifier of a serving cell of the UE; sending, by the positioning server, at least one piece of positioning assistance data to a base station based on the at least one positioning request; receiving, by the base station, the at least one piece of positioning assistance data sent by the positioning server; and broadcasting, by the base station, the at least one piece of positioning assistance data.

Abstract: This application provides a method for repeatedly transmitting data and a device. The method includes: separately sending, by a terminal device, one piece of data in a PDCP entity to N logical channels, where a direct link transmission manner is used on at least one of the N logical channels, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; obtaining, by the terminal device, a resource; and sending, by the terminal device, the data on the N logical channels by using the obtained resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cell selection and reselection method and apparatus, so as to resolve a problem existing in the prior art that repeated reception of data by using an existing cell selection and reselection method causes a waste of resources and an increase in power consumption. The cell selection method includes: measuring signal quality of a cell, and acquiring a coverage class offset value that is preconfigured by a network side for the cell; and selecting a target cell according to the signal quality of the cell and the acquired coverage class offset value of the cell.

Abstract: A service data transmission method and an apparatus are disclosed to reduce a data transmission latency. An example method includes: obtaining, by a first network device, first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes a first identifier and a first transmission mode corresponding to the first identifier, and the first transmission mode corresponding to the first identifier is a mode in which transmission is performed by using an access network; receiving, by the first network device, first service data and a second identifier that are sent by a terminal; determining, by the first network device based on the first identifier and the second identifier, that a transmission mode of the first service data is the first transmission mode; and transmitting, by the first network device, the first service data based on the first transmission mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method for transmitting positioning assistance data and a device. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, at least one positioning assistance data message sent by a positioning server, where the at least one positioning assistance data message is used to carry positioning assistance data; and broadcasting, by the network device, a system message to a terminal device, where the system message is used by the terminal device to obtain the positioning assistance data. According to the embodiments of this application, the network device broadcasts the system message to broadcast the positioning assistance data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for determining timing advance grouping, and relate to the field of communications, the method, device and system for determining timing advance grouping. The method includes adding, by a base station (eNodeB), a component carrier (CC) for a user equipment (UE); according to obtained timing advance (TA) group information or a preset rule, determining a TA group that the added CC belongs to, where the TA group is a set of CCs that can share a TA; and sending identification information that identifies the TA group to the UE. Embodiments of the present invention are used to determine TA grouping when the eNodeB adds the CC for the UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data sending methods, terminal devices, access network devices, and systems. One example method includes receiving, by a first terminal device, first resource configuration information from an access network device, where the first resource configuration information indicates a time-frequency resource for sending first data and at least one of frequency domain configuration information or time domain configuration information of the time-frequency resource, sending, by the first terminal device, first control information to a second terminal device, where the first control information indicates the time-frequency resource and at least one of the frequency domain configuration information or the time domain configuration information of the time-frequency resource, and sending, by the first terminal device, the first data to the second terminal device on the time-frequency resource.

Abstract: A method to transmit information includes: obtaining, by a terminal in a disconnected state, information about a current coverage class of the terminal; and sending, by the terminal, a first message to an access network device, where the first message carries information about a coverage class of the terminal. The terminal in the disconnected state actively reports the information about the coverage class, so that a network device learns of the information about the coverage class of the terminal in a timely manner. In this way, during communication, a communication limitation or communication resource waste caused by inconsistency between information about a coverage class of the terminal that is stored on a network side and information about an actual coverage class can be avoided, and network resources can be fully used.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal device, first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes at least one first bearer identifier and path configuration information corresponding to the first bearer identifier, and the path configuration information corresponding to the first bearer identifier includes at least one of a sidelink transmission path and a network device forwarding transmission path; obtaining, by the terminal device, first service data and a second bearer identifier corresponding to the first service data; selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the first service data on the transmission path.

Abstract: This application relates to wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a random access device, method, and system. In a network device provided in this application, a processing module is configured to determine a same processing result for random access procedures initiated by N terminal devices in M terminal device sets, where M and N are positive integers; and a sending module is configured to send a same random access control message to the N terminal devices, where the random access control message indicates the same processing result determined by the processing module, the message includes terminal set identification information, and the terminal set identification information identifies the N terminal devices. The network device uses a same random access reject message to indicate the same processing result for the random access procedures to the N terminal devices.

Abstract: The present invention provides an activation system information transmission method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: receiving, by UE, a first system message sent by a base station, where the first system message includes activation indication information and a change indication tag, the activation indication information is used to indicate whether a function indicated in an activation system message is activated, and the change indication tag is used to indicate whether scheduling information of the activation system message changes; obtaining, by the UE, first scheduling information of the activation system message according to the activation indication information and the change indication tag; and reading the activation system message according to the first scheduling information, and selecting, according to the activation indication information and the change indication tag, different manners to obtain the first scheduling information of the activation system message.

Abstract: An assistance data transmission method, a device, and a system are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a network device, assistance data from a positioning data center; and sending the assistance data to a terminal device in a broadcast manner, where the assistance data is data used by the terminal device to perform positioning. The assistance data is broadcast to the terminal device in the broadcast manner.

Abstract: A multicast bearer management method includes: in a process of receiving service data of a single cell-multimedia broadcast multicast service traffic channel SC-MTCH, suspending a single cell-multimedia broadcast multicast service point to multipoint radio bearer SC-MRB corresponding to the SC-MTCH when there is a first type of data to be received; and when reception of the first type of data is completed, restoring or releasing the SC-MRB based on a temporary mobile group identity TMGI and/or a session identity corresponding to the SC-MRB. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention can prevent frequent release and establishment of SC-MRBs, thereby saving network resources and power of a terminal device.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method. The method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a first indication to an access network device, wherein the first indication is used to indicate early data transmission; and performing, by the terminal device, the early data transmission between the terminal device and the access network device.

Abstract: Example multi-carrier based transmission methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes that a first terminal device obtains first direct link data. The first terminal device sends the first direct link data and first indication information to a second terminal device on a first transmission carrier, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the first terminal device sends second direct link data on at least one second transmission carrier. The second terminal device adjusts a receive link according to the indication information and receives the second direct link data on the second transmission carrier.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cell selection and reselection method and apparatus, so as to resolve a problem existing in the prior art that repeated reception of data by using an existing cell selection and reselection method causes a waste of resources and an increase in power consumption. The cell selection method includes: measuring signal quality of a cell, and acquiring a coverage class offset value that is preconfigured by a network side for the cell; and selecting a target cell according to the signal quality of the cell and the acquired coverage class offset value of the cell.