Communication method, apparatus, and system

A communication method, used in a communications system, wherein the communications system comprises a radio access network (RAN), the RAN comprises a first RAN network element and a second RAN network element, the first RAN network element and the second RAN network element are interconnected, and the method comprises:

• receiving, by the second RAN network element, a second message from the first RAN network element, wherein the second message comprises a request to the second RAN network element to configure a resource for establishment of a radio resource control (RRC) connection of a terminal, a first message is a message that is received from the terminal before the first RAN network element sends the second message to the second RAN network element, and the first message comprises a request to establish the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN;
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• sending, by the second RAN network element, a response message of the second message to the first RAN network element, wherein the response message of the second message comprises a resource parameter configured by the second RAN network element for the terminal, wherein the response message of the second message comprises a first identifier and a second identifier, the first identifier is allocated by the first RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the first RAN network element, and the second identifier is allocated by the second RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the second RAN network element.

A communication method, used in a communications system, wherein the communications system comprises a radio access network (RAN), the RAN comprises a first RAN network element and a second RAN network element, the first RAN network element and the second RAN network element are interconnected, and the method comprises:

• receiving, by the first RAN network element, a first request message from a terminal, wherein the first request message comprises a request to establish of a radio resource control (RRC) connection between the terminal and the RAN;
• configuring, by the first RAN network element, a radio resource for establishment of the RRC connection of the terminal;
• sending, by the first RAN network element, a second request message to the second RAN network element, wherein the second request message comprises a notification to the second RAN network element that the terminal requests the establishment of the RRC connection to the RAN;
• receiving, by the first RAN network element, a response message of the second request message from the second RAN network element, wherein the response message of the second request message is a message that is sent to the first RAN network element when the second RAN network element determines, based on the second request message, to establish the RRC connection, and the response message of the second request message comprises a notification to the first RAN network element to determine to establish the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN;
• sending, by the first RAN network element based on the response message of the second request message, a response message of the first request message to the terminal, wherein the response message of the first request message comprises a notification to the terminal that the establishment of the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN is determined;
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• receiving, by the first RAN network element, a first RRC connection establishment complete message sent by the terminal, wherein the first RRC connection establishment complete message comprises a notification to the first RAN network element that the establishment of the RRC connection is complete.

A communication method, used in a communications system, wherein the communications system comprises a radio access network (RAN), the RAN comprises a first RAN network element and a second RAN network element, the first RAN network element and the second RAN network element are interconnected, and the method comprises:

• receiving, by the second RAN network element, a second request message from the first RAN network element, wherein the second request message comprises a notification to the second RAN network element that a terminal requests establishment of a radio resource control (RRC) connection to the RAN;
• determining, by the second RAN network element based on the second request message, to establish the RRC connection, wherein the second RAN network element configures a resource for the establishment the RRC connection of the terminal;
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• sending, by the second RAN network element, a response message of the second request message to the first RAN network element, wherein the response message of the second request message comprises a notification to the first RAN network element to determine to establish the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN, wherein the response message of the second request message comprises a first identifier and a second identifier, the first identifier is allocated by the first RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the first RAN network element, and the second identifier is allocated by the second RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the second RAN network element.

A first radio access network (RAN) network element, wherein a communications system comprises a RAN, the RAN comprises the first RAN network element and a second RAN network element, the first RAN network element and the second RAN network element are interconnected, and the first RAN network element comprises at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to:

• receive, a first message from a terminal, wherein the first message comprises a request to establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection between the terminal and the RAN;
• determine, based on the first message, to establish the RRC connection, and
• send a response message of the first message to the terminal, wherein the response message of the first message comprises a notification to the terminal that establishment of the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN is determined;
• send, a second message to the second RAN network element, wherein the second message comprises a request to the second RAN network element to configure a resource for the establishment of the RRC connection of the terminal;
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• receive, a response message of the second message from the second RAN network element, wherein the response message of the second message comprises a resource parameter configured by the second RAN network element for the terminal, wherein the response message of the second message comprises a first identifier and a second identifier, the first identifier is allocated by the first RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the first RAN network element, and the second identifier is allocated by the second RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the second RAN network element.

A first radio access network (RAN) network element, wherein a communications system comprises a RAN, the RAN comprises the first RAN network element and a second RAN network element, the first RAN network element and the second RAN network element are interconnected, and the first RAN network element comprises at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to:

• receive a first request message from a terminal, wherein the first request message comprises a request to establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection between the terminal and the RAN;
• configure a resource for establishment of the RRC connection of the terminal;
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• send a second request message to the second RAN network element, wherein the second request message comprises a notification to the second RAN network element that the terminal requests the establishment of the RRC connection to the RAN, wherein the at least one processor being further configured to:
• receive, a response message of the second request message from the second RAN network element, wherein the response message of the second request message comprises a notification to the first RAN network element to determine to establish the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN;
• send, based on the response message of the second request message, a response message of a first request message to the terminal, wherein the response message of the first request message comprises a notification to the terminal that the establishment of the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN is determined;
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• receive, a first RRC connection establishment complete message sent by the terminal.

A second radio access network (RAN) network element, wherein a communications system comprises a RAN, the RAN comprises a first RAN network element and the second RAN network element, the first RAN network element and the second RAN network element are interconnected, and the second RAN network element comprises at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to:

• receive, a second request message from the first RAN network element, wherein the second request message comprises a notification to the second RAN network element that a terminal requests establishment of a radio resource control (RRC) connection to the RAN;
• configure, for the second RAN network element, a resource for the establishment of the RRC connection of the terminal;
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• send, a response message of the second request message to the first RAN network element, wherein the response message of the second request message comprises a notification to the first RAN network element to determine to establish the RRC connection between the terminal and the RAN, wherein the response message of the second request message comprises a first identifier and a second identifier, the first identifier is allocated by the first RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the first RAN network element, and the second identifier is allocated by the second RAN network element and identifies the terminal within a range of the second RAN network element.