Abstract: The present disclosure relates to broadcast bearer management methods and devices. One example method includes receiving, by a first bearer management server (BMS), a first message sent by a server, where the first message includes a group identifier of a service group, determining, by the first BMS, a first broadcast bearer for the service group based on the first message, and sending, by the first BMS, a second message to the server, where the second message carries user plane information of the first broadcast bearer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method for processing information or a message, and a network device, and relate to the communications field, to reduce signaling overheads for paging UE, and reduce signaling overheads of an air interface. The solution provided in the embodiments of the present application includes: receiving, by a first network device, first information of UE sent by a second network device; and determining, by the first network device, a sending manner of the first information based on sending manner related information of the first information, where the sending manner includes immediate sending, delayed sending, or delayed and scheduled sending. The present application is used for message or information processing.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for associating a user with a group. The method includes: receiving, by a first communications device, a first association request sent by a second communications device, where the first association request includes an identifier of an MCPTT user and identifiers of N MCPTT groups, and N is a positive integer; associating the MCPTT user with M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups according to association subscription information of the MCPTT user; and sending a first association response to the second communications device, where the first association response is used to indicate that the MCPTT user is successfully associated with the M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups, 1?M?N, and M is an integer. In this way, the MCPTT user is associated with the M MCPTT groups that the MCPTT user is interested in.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for associating a mission critical user with user equipment of the mission critical user, so that a mission critical service communications system can obtain location information of a mission critical user. The method includes: receiving, by an LMS, first information sent by an MC client, where the first information includes identity information of a mission critical user and indication information of UE currently used by the mission critical user, and the indication information of the UE includes identification information of the UE, or identification information of the UE and a life cycle timer associated with the identification information of the UE; and establishing and saving, by the LMS based on the first information, an association relationship between the identity information of the mission critical user and the indication information of the UE currently used by the mission critical user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for associating a user with a group. The method includes: receiving, by a first communications device, a first association request sent by a second communications device, where the first association request includes an identifier of an MCPTT user and identifiers of N MCPTT groups, and N is a positive integer; associating the MCPTT user with M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups according to association subscription information of the MCPTT user; and sending a first association response to the second communications device, where the first association response is used to indicate that the MCPTT user is successfully associated with the M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups, 1?M?N, and M is an integer. In this way, the MCPTT user is associated with the M MCPTT groups that the MCPTT user is interested in.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the communications field and provide a group communications method, device, and system to reduce a waste of an uplink resource and a downlink resource. The method may include obtaining, by a group communications server, group communication data to be sent by first user equipment and a cell identifier of a first cell, wherein the first cell provides a service for the first user equipment; obtaining, by the group communications server according to the cell identifier of the first cell, a group identifier of a first mobile group corresponding to the cell identifier of the first cell from a first preset correspondence; and sending, by the group communications server, the group communication data to a user equipment in the first mobile group other than the first user equipment according to the group identifier of the first mobile group.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for setting an MCPTT group, a device, and a system. A first network device receives a group selection request, where the group selection request is used to instruct to set a first MCPTT group as a selected MCPTT group for a first MCPTT user; and the first network device sends, according to the group selection request, information about the first MCPTT group to first UE used by the first MCPTT user, so that the first network device can set the first MCPTT group as a selected MCPTT group for the first MCPTT user. In this way, a function of setting, by one MCPTT user or a network system, a selected MCPTT group for another MCPTT user is implemented.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for reporting location information of user equipment, and an apparatus. A master access node is provided, including an obtaining module, configured to obtain location information of user equipment, where the location information of the user equipment includes serving cell information of at least one secondary access node of the user equipment. The master access node also includes a sending module, configured to send the location information of the user equipment to a core network node, where the location information is used by the core network node to determine a control policy for the user equipment according to the location information of the user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for changing an association relationship between an MCPTT user and an MCPTT group. A method for changing an association relationship between an MCPTT user and an MCPTT group is performed by a first network element device, including: receiving an association change request sent by first UE, where the association change request includes request information, the request information is used to indicate that a first MCPTT user requests to change an association relationship between a second MCPTT user and a first MCPTT group, and the first MCPTT user is an MCPTT user using the first UE; and setting the association relationship between the second MCPTT user and the first MCPTT group according to the association change request. The present disclosure implements that an MCPTT user changes an association relationship between another MCPTT user and a group.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a discovery method and device, and relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, to resolve a problem that existing two communication parties cannot accurately discover each other, and then it cannot be ensured that the two communication parties perform service communication in a Prose manner. The method provided in the present invention includes: sending a discovery message, where the discovery message includes application layer identifier information of a discovery target, and the discovery target is at least one target user or at least one communications group of a first user that uses the first MCPTT UE; and receiving a response message sent by second MCPTT UE, where the response message includes a layer 2 identifier of the second MCPTT UE and an application layer identifier of a user that uses the second MCPTT UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for associating a user with a group. The method includes: receiving, by a first communications device, a first association request sent by a second communications device, where the first association request includes an identifier of an MCPTT user and identifiers of N MCPTT groups, and N is a positive integer; associating the MCPTT user with M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups according to association subscription information of the MCPTT user; and sending a first association response to the second communications device, where the first association response is used to indicate that the MCPTT user is successfully associated with the M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups, 1?M?N, and M is an integer. In this way, the MCPTT user is associated with the M MCPTT groups that the MCPTT user is interested in.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for regrouping multiple groups and a device, including: receiving, by a first group management functional entity, a group regrouping creation message sent by first UE, where the group regrouping creation message includes identifiers of N MCPTT groups, and the group regrouping creation message is used to request the first group management functional entity to create, according to the identifiers of the N MCPTT groups, a temporary group which is initiated by a first MCPTT user and into which the N MCPTT groups are regrouped; and the first MCPTT user belongs to at least one MCPTT group of the N MCPTT groups; and configuring information about the temporary group, where the information about the temporary group includes an identifier of the temporary group into which the N MCPTT groups are regrouped, and the identifiers of the N MCPTT groups.

Abstract: A multi-group call setup method and device are disclosed. The method includes determining, by a first MCPTT server, to set up a multi-group call involving N MCPTT groups, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and sending, by the first MCPTT server, a call message to first UE, where the call message is used to add the first UE to the multi-group call, where a first MCPTT user is an associated user of the first UE, and where the first MCPTT user is an MCPTT user in the N MCPTT groups.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for reporting location information of user equipment, and an apparatus. A master access node is provided, including an obtaining module, configured to obtain location information of user equipment, where the location information of the user equipment includes serving cell information of at least one secondary access node of the user equipment. The master access node also includes a sending module, configured to send the location information of the user equipment to a core network node, where the location information is used by the core network node to determine a control policy for the user equipment according to the location information of the user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for accessing a communications network by a terminal, an apparatus, and a communications system, relate to the communications field, and can effectively reduce a resource waste on a network side that is caused when WLCP is triggered by a malicious application on a terminal. A first message sent by a second device is received, where the first message includes a second message and an authentication parameter, the authentication parameter is a token or a User Datagram Protocol UDP port number, and the second message includes the encrypted authentication parameter; or the first message includes a second message, and the second message includes an encrypted authentication parameter; or the first message includes a second message and an authentication parameter; and the second message is sent to a terminal.

Abstract: The white space resource acquisition method provided according to the embodiments of the present invention includes: receiving, by a white space resource request device, a white space resource request message sent by a white space device; and sending, by the white space resource request device, a white space resource response message to the white space device, where the white space resource response message includes white space resource information that is requested from a white space database and that is corresponding to first white space requirement information of the white space device. According to the white space resource acquisition method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, a white space resource request device requests, based on the PAWS protocol, white space resource information from a white space database, and interaction between a white space device and the white space resource request device may be established by using an existing protocol.

Abstract: The white space resource acquisition method provided according to the embodiments of the present invention includes: receiving, by a white space resource request device, a white space resource request message sent by a white space device; and sending, by the white space resource request device, a white space resource response message to the white space device, where the white space resource response message includes white space resource information that is requested from a white space database and that is corresponding to first white space requirement information of the white space device. According to the white space resource acquisition method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, a white space resource request device requests, based on the PAWS protocol, white space resource information from a white space database, and interaction between a white space device and the white space resource request device may be established by using an existing protocol.