Communication method and apparatus
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsYongcui LI, Qi PAN, Hui NI, Wanqiang ZHANG, Steven James WENHAM
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus. The method may include: A terminal device receives a first timer from a network device that indicates a first duration after which the terminal device initiates periodic connection establishment to the network device. The first duration is greater than or equal to a duration of the terminal device in a non-coverage area of a satellite. The terminal device activates the first timer when the terminal device determines that the terminal device leaves a coverage area of the satellite.
Claims14
A communication method, comprising:
- sending, by a terminal device, a registration request message to a network device responsive to determining that the terminal device is to leave a coverage area of a satellite;
- receiving, by the terminal device, a registration accept message from the network device, wherein
- the registration accept message comprises a third timer that indicates a third duration after which the terminal device initiates a periodic connection establishment to the network device, and
- the third duration is greater than or equal to a duration of the terminal device in a non-coverage area of the satellite;
- and
- activating, by the terminal device, the third timer when the terminal device enters an idle state.
A communication method, comprising:
- determining, by a network device, a first timer based on a duration of a terminal device in a coverage area of a satellite and a duration of the terminal device in a non-coverage area of the satellite, wherein
- the first timer indicates a first duration after which the terminal device initiates periodic connection establishment to the network device, and
- the first duration is greater than or equal to a combination of the duration of the terminal device in the coverage area and the duration of the terminal device in the non-coverage area;
- and
- sending, by the network device, the first timer to the terminal device.
A communication apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the one or more memories store programming instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication apparatus to:
- determine, by a network device, a first timer based on a duration of a terminal device in a coverage area of a satellite and a duration of the terminal device in a non-coverage area of the satellite, wherein
- the first timer indicates a first duration after which the terminal device initiates periodic connection establishment to the network device, and
- the first duration is greater than or equal to a combination of the duration of the terminal device in the coverage area and the duration of the terminal device in the non-coverage area;
- and
- send, by the network device, the first timer to the terminal device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.