Communication method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12207180-B2
Application number	US-202117480578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2021
Priority date	Mar 21, 2019
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to communication methods and apparatus. One example method includes obtaining, by a first access network device, a non-public network (NPN) identifier of an NPN supported by the first access network device, and sending, by the first access network device, a second message to a terminal device, where the second message is used to indicate the NPN identifier of the NPN supported by the first access network device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, comprising:
sending, by a first access network device, an interface setup request to a core network device, wherein the interface setup request includes a correspondence between network slice (NS) indication information and a non-public network (NPN) identifier;
receiving, by the first access network device, an interface setup response from the core network device, wherein the interface setup response includes an NPN identifier of an NPN supported by the core network device;
obtaining, by the first access network device based on the interface setup response, a NPN identifier of an NPN supported by the first access network device; and
sending, by the first access network device, a second message to a terminal device, wherein the second message is used to indicate the NPN identifier of the NPN supported by the first access network device, and the second message is used by the terminal device to determine a NS corresponding to the NPN supported by the first access network device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending, by the first access network device, a system information block (SIB) to the terminal device, wherein the SIB comprises identification information of a cell, and wherein the cell is a neighboring cell of a cell on which the terminal device camps.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the SIB further comprises the NPN identifier corresponding to the cell or a closed access group (CAG) identifier corresponding to the cell.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the SIB further comprises capability information of a second access network device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the second access network device can be used as a secondary access network device, and wherein the second access network device is an access network device in which the cell is located.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the correspondence includes a correspondence between at least one group of NPN identifiers and the NS indication information.

6. A communication method, comprising:
sending, by a first access network device, an interface setup request to a core network device, wherein the interface setup request includes a correspondence between network slice (NS) indication information and a closed access group (CAG) identifier;
receiving, by the first access network device, an interface setup response from the core network device, wherein the interface setup response includes a CAG identifier of a CAG supported by the core network device;
obtaining, by the first access network device based on the interface setup response, a CAG identifier of a CAG supported by the first access network device; and
sending, by the first access network device, a second message to a terminal device, wherein the second message is used to indicate the CAG identifier of the CAG supported by the first access network device, and the second message is used by the terminal device to determine a NS corresponding to the CAG supported by the first access network device.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending, by the first access network device, a system information block (SIB) to the terminal device, wherein the SIB comprises identification information of a cell, and wherein the cell is a neighboring cell of a cell on which the terminal device camps.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the SIB further comprises a non-public network (NPN) identifier corresponding to the cell or the CAG identifier corresponding to the cell.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the SIB further comprises capability information of a second access network device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the second access network device can be used as a secondary access network device, and wherein the second access network device is an access network device in which the cell is located.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the correspondence includes a correspondence between at least one group of CAG identifiers and the NS indication information.

11. A communication apparatus, comprises:
at least one processor; and
one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
sending an interface setup request to a core network device, wherein the interface setup request includes a correspondence between network slice (NS) indication information and a non-public network (NPN) identifier;
receiving an interface setup response from the core network device, wherein the interface setup response includes an NPN identifier of an NPN supported by the core network device;
obtaining, based on the interface setup response, a NPN identifier of an NPN supported by the communication apparatus; and
sending a second message to a terminal device, wherein the second message is used to indicate the NPN identifier of the NPN supported by the communication apparatus, and the second message is used by the terminal device to determine a NS corresponding to the NPN supported by the communication apparatus.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to send a system information block (SIB) to the terminal device, wherein the SIB comprises identification information of a cell, and wherein the cell is a neighboring cell of a cell on which the terminal device camps.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the SIB further comprises the NPN identifier corresponding to the cell or a closed access group (CAG) identifier corresponding to the cell.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the SIB further comprises capability information of a second access network device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the second access network device can be used as a secondary access network device, and wherein the second access network device is an access network device in which the cell is located.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the correspondence includes a correspondence between at least one group of NPN identifiers and the NS indication information.

16. A communication apparatus, comprises:
at least one processor; and
one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
sending an interface setup request to a core network device, wherein the interface setup request includes a correspondence between network slice (NS) indication information and a closed access group (CAG) identifier;
receiving an interface setup response from the core network device, wherein the interface setup response includes a CAG identifier of a CAG supported by the core network device;
obtaining, based on the interface setup response, a CAG identifier of a CAG supported by the communication apparatus; and
sending a second message to a terminal device, wherein the second message is used to indicate the CAG identifier of the CAG supported by the communication apparatus, and the second message is used by the terminal device to determine a NS corresponding to the CAG supported by the communication apparatus.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to send a system information block (SIB) to the terminal devic

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Yinghao
• Yang Chenchen
• Tan Wei

Classifications

• H04W48/10

  using broadcasted information · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W84/045

  using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B · CPC title

• H04W48/12

  using downlink control channel · CPC title

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title