Abstract: Embodiments of this application relates to a communication method and a related device. In an example, a device receives a first data packet in a first network segment, the first data packet comprises a first backhaul adaptation protocol (BAP) routing identity, and the first BAP routing identity is used for transmission of the first data packet in the first network segment. The device further obtains a first correspondence. In response to determining that the first correspondence comprises the first BAP routing identity in the first data packet, the device determines that the first data packet meets a preset condition. In response to that the first data packet meets the preset condition, the device replaces the first BAP routing identity in the first data packet with a second BAP routing identity according to the first correspondence, to obtain a second data packet.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a wireless communication method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by at least two forwarding nodes, a first data packet from a source node, where the first data packet includes service data, forwarding node set information of the first data packet, and destination node information; and a forwarding node set of the first data packet includes the at least two forwarding nodes, and the destination node information is used to identify a destination node set and/or a destination node; and sending, by at least one forwarding node in the at least two forwarding nodes, a second data packet, where the second data packet includes the service data, forwarding node set information of the second data packet, and the destination node information.

Abstract: A key generation method and an apparatus are provided. One example key generation method includes the following steps: determining, by a communication apparatus, that a master base station or a secondary base station serves as an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, wherein the master base station and the secondary base station are connected to an IAB node; and performing at least one of the following when the master base station serves as the IAB donor, generating, by the communication apparatus, an IAB key KIAB based on a master base station key; or when the secondary base station serves as the IAB donor, generating, by the communication apparatus, the IAB key KIAB based on a secondary base station key.

Abstract: A method includes: a first IAB node sets up a first RRC connection to a target IAB donor by performing RLF recovery. The first IAB node sends a first message to a second node by using an SRB 1 or an SRB 2 or the first IAB node sends a BH RLF indication to the second node. t The first IAB node sets up an RRC connection to a target IAB donor by performing RLF recovery and the second node is connected to a source IAB donor through the first IAB node. The second node may be triggered to set up an second RRC connection to the target IAB donor based on the first message or the BH RLF indication.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses example communication methods and access network device. One example method includes sending, by an access network device, indication information to user equipment, where the indication information indicates a manner of receiving multicast service data, and the manner of receiving multicast service data includes a unicast manner. The multicast service data is sent by the access network device in the unicast manner.

Abstract: This application provides a flow control method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. A relay device indicates flow control to an upper-level node to avoid spectrum resources waste because of excessively small amount of data transmission or an excessively large amount of data transmission from an upper-level node. The method includes: A first node determines to indicate a second node to perform flow control; and the first node sends a first flow control indication to the second node. The first flow control indication is carried in adaptation layer control signaling, an RLC control message, or a MAC CE. The first flow control indication includes identifiers of one or more bearers and flow control information. The second node is a relay node or a donor base station.

Abstract: In a method, an IAB donor obtains configuration information of a backhaul radio link control channel BH RLC CH, where the configuration information of the BH RLC CH is configuration information of a BH RLC CH between a first integrated access and backhaul IAB node and a source parent node of the first IAB node. Then, the IAB donor sends the configuration information of the BH RLC CH to a target parent node of the first IAB node.

Abstract: A method for releasing an F1 connection is used for an IAB node. The method includes: receiving a first message from a source IAB donor node, where the first message indicates that a central unit CU of an IAB donor node connected to the IAB node changes; and releasing an F1 connection to a CU of the source IAB donor node according to the first message. Therefore, the IAB node can release the F1 connection in time based on an indication of the source IAB donor.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide communication method and related devices. In an example method, a first IAB-donor-central unit (CU) determines a quality of service (QoS) attribute corresponding to an F1 application protocol (F1AP) message, where an F1 interface is a communication interface between the first IAB-donor-CU and a distributed unit (DU) of an IAB-node. Then, the first IAB-donor-CU sends the F1AP message and the QoS attribute corresponding to the F1AP message to a second IAB-donor-DU.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a lossless data transmission communication method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: A first network node determines a first data packet. A destination node of the first data packet is a third network node or a security gateway on the third network node side. The third network node is a source donor node or a source donor node central unit (CU) of the first network node. The first network node sends the first data packet to a second network node. The second network node is a target donor node distributed unit DU of the first network node. According to the method, a data packet loss in a topology update process of the first network node can be avoided, and service continuity can be ensured.

Abstract: A communication method and a related device include in response to a first node determining that an RLF occurs on a radio link between the first node and a second node, and there is no other available path between the first node and a destination node, the first node sends first indication information to a third node. The first indication information indicates the RLF or indicates that a link recovery attempt is being made. The second node is a parent node of the first node, and the third node is a child node of the first node; or the second node is a child node of the first node, and the third node is a parent node of the first node, or a donor node connected to the first node.

Abstract: A data transmission method and apparatus. The method is applied to a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, and includes: receiving a first message from a core network element, where the first message carries an identifier of a first protocol data unit (PDU) session and a first data network name (DNN) associated with the identifier of the first PDU session, and the first DNN indicates a local data network corresponding to a first IAB node; the first IAB node includes a first IAB central unit-user plane (CU-UP), a first IAB-distributed unit (DU), and a first IAB-mobile terminal (MT); and the first IAB CU-UP is connected to the local data network; and notifying the first IAB CU-UP to establish the first PDU session.

Abstract: A communication method and a related apparatus for data transmission in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, the apparatus including at least one processor and a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing a program to be executed by the at least one processor, the program including instructions for obtaining a first parameter value of an uplink, obtaining a second parameter value of a sidelink, and transmitting, according to a comparison between the first parameter value and the second parameter value, at least one of an uplink media access control protocol data unit or a sidelink media access control protocol data unit, where the uplink is a wireless communications link from the apparatus to a network device, and where the sidelink is a wireless direct transmission link between the apparatus and another terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and a corresponding apparatus. The method includes obtaining, by a second terminal, first information, wherein the first information indicates a correspondence between a downlink quality of service (QoS) flow and a downlink device-to-device (D2D) bearer; and sending, by the second terminal to a first terminal based on the correspondence, a downlink data packet on the downlink D2D bearer corresponding to the downlink QoS flow, wherein the downlink data packet is carried on the downlink QoS flow.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a node handover method, in which a source donor node sends a handover request message to a target donor node, where the handover request message includes context information of an IAB node and context information of at least one terminal device. The source donor node receives a handover response message sent by the target donor node, where the handover response message includes an identifier of an accepted terminal device in the at least one terminal device and/or an identifier of a rejected terminal device in the at least one terminal device.

Abstract: A first node sends, after determining that all data packets from a migrating IAB node are received, first indication information to a source IAB donor CU. The first node is an upstream IAB node of a source parent node of the migrating IAB node or is a source IAB donor DU, the source IAB donor CU is an IAB donor CU connected to the migrating IAB node before migration, and the source IAB donor DU is an IAB donor DU connected to the migrating IAB node before the migration. The first node receives second indication information from the source IAB donor CU. The first node updates or releases, based on the second indication information, backhaul configuration information that corresponds to the migrating IAB node and that is on a backhaul link between the first node and a child node of the first node.

Abstract: An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node configuration method includes receiving, by a target IAB donor, first information from a source IAB donor. The method also includes sending, by the target IAB donor, first configuration information to the source IAB donor. The first configuration information is for handing over an IAB node from the source IAB donor to the target IAB donor. The IAB node includes a mobile terminal (MT) function and a distributed unit (DU) function. The first configuration information is based on the first information. The first configuration information indicates a transmission direction of a time domain resource configured by the target IAB donor for the MT function. The first information indicates one or more different types of information.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method. The method includes: When a radio link failure RLF occurs on a first communication device connected to a first donor network device, the first communication device performs an RLF recovery process, and connects to a second donor network device. The first communication device determines that the first donor network device and the second donor network device are different network devices. The first communication device sends first information to a second communication device, where the first information indicates the second communication device to send a radio resource control RRC re-establishment request message, or indicates the second communication device to obtain system information sent by the first communication device.

Abstract: An IAB node switching method is applied to a relay system, and the relay system includes a donor base station and a first IAB node. The donor base station provides a gateway function for the first IAB node. The first IAB node receives a first BWP configuration from the donor base station, where the first BWP configuration includes a BWP configuration of a second IAB node, and the second IAB node is a candidate upper-level node of the first IAB node. The first IAB node switches to the second IAB node. According to the IAB node switching method, the IAB node, and the donor base station that are provided in this application, service availability of an IAB node is ensured when the IAB node has a plurality of upper-level nodes.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a logical channel (LCH) configuration method. In the method, a first data radio bearer (DRB) of a terminal corresponds to a first LCH, and the first LCH is for transmitting packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data corresponding to a source donor node. The method includes: A first relay node generates configuration information of a second LCH corresponding to the first DRB, where the second LCH is for transmitting PDCP data corresponding to a target donor node; and the first relay node sends the configuration information of the second LCH to the terminal. The source donor node and the target donor node are respectively a source donor node and a target donor node during first relay node handover or second relay node handover. A second relay node is a relay node on a link between the first relay node and the source donor node.