IP Library Granted Patent US 12,376,004
Granted Patent B2
US 12,376,004 · App. 17/990,315 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Communication method and communication apparatus

Inventors: Hong Wang (Beijing, CN); Bin Xu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W48/04
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Patent No.
US 12,376,004
App. No.
17/990,315
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: determining a first message, where the first message indicates a correspondence between N pieces of access control information and M pieces of geographic area information, the access control information is used by a terminal device to determine whether to send an access request message, and N and M are positive integers; and sending the first message to the terminal device.

Claims (54)

1. A communication method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, a first message, wherein the first message indicates a correspondence between N pieces of access control information of a network and M pieces of geographic area information, the N pieces of access control information being for determining accessing the network, and N and M being positive integers; and

determining, by the terminal device based on a current geographic location of the terminal device and the correspondence indicated by the first message, whether to send a first access request message to the network.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first message comprises configuration information of the N pieces of access control information and configuration information of the M pieces of geographic area information; or

the first message comprises N access control information indexes and M geographic area information indexes, wherein the N access control information indexes one-to-one correspond to the N pieces of access control information, and the M geographic area information indexes one-to-one correspond to the M pieces of geographic area information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before receiving the first message, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, a second message, wherein

the second message is for configuring the N pieces of access control information and the M pieces of geographic area information, or

the second message comprises N access control information indexes and M geographic area information indexes, wherein the N access control information indexes one-to-one correspond to the N pieces of access control information, and the M geographic area information indexes one-to-one correspond to the M pieces of geographic area information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on the current geographic location, whether target geographic area information exists in the M pieces of geographic area information.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein determining, based on the current geographic location and the correspondence, whether to send the first access request message comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on the target geographic area information and the correspondence, target access control information, in the N pieces of access control information, corresponding to the target geographic area information; and

determining, by the terminal device based on the target access control information, whether to send the first access request message.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the current geographic location and the correspondence, whether to send the first access request message comprises:

when a geographic location of the terminal device does not exist in a geographic area indicated by the M pieces of geographic area information, determining, by the terminal device, to send the first access request message.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a piece of the M pieces of geographic area information comprises:

a first latitude and a second latitude;

a first longitude and a second longitude;

a first latitude, a second latitude, a first longitude, and a second longitude;

a first longitude and a first distance; or

a first latitude and a second distance.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a piece of the M pieces of geographic area information comprises a third latitude, a third longitude and a first radius, and the first radius is centered around an intersection point of the third latitude and the third longitude.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the M pieces of geographic area information indicates at least one cell.

10. A communication method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, a third message, wherein the third message indicates a correspondence between N pieces of access control information of a network and M pieces of time information, the N pieces of access control information being for determining accessing the network, and N and M being positive integers; and

determining, by the terminal device based on a current time point and the correspondence indicated by the third message, whether to send a second access request message to the network.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the third message comprises configuration information of the N pieces of access control information and configuration information of the M pieces of time information; or

the third message comprises N access control information indexes and M time information indexes, wherein the N access control information indexes one-to-one correspond to the N pieces of access control information, and the M time information indexes one-to-one correspond to the M pieces of time information.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein before receiving the third message, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, a fourth message, wherein

the fourth message is for configuring the N pieces of access control information and the M pieces of time information, or

the fourth message comprises N access control information indexes and M time information indexes, wherein the N access control information indexes one-to-one correspond to the N pieces of access control information, and the M time information indexes one-to-one correspond to the M pieces of time information.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on the current time point, whether current time information exists in the M pieces of time information.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein determining, based on the current time point and the correspondence, whether to send the second access request message comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on the current time information and the correspondence, target access control information, in the N pieces of access control information, corresponding to the current time information; and

determining, by the terminal device based on the target access control information, whether to send the second access request message.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein determining, based on the current time point and the correspondence, whether to send the second access request message comprises:

when a time point of the terminal device does not exist in duration indicated by the M pieces of time information, determining, by the terminal device, to send the second access request message.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a piece of the M pieces of time information comprises at least one moment, and the at least one moment indicates at least one time period; or

the piece of the M pieces of time information comprises a first moment and first duration.

17. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, reference information to determine current time information; or

receiving, by the terminal device, first time information, wherein the first time information indicates the current time information.

18. A communication apparatus, comprising at least one processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is connected to the at least one processor, and the communication interface is configured to obtain a program or instructions; and when the program or the instructions are executed by the processor, the communication apparatus is caused to perform:

receiving a first message, wherein the first message indicates a correspondence between N pieces of access control information of a network and M pieces of geographic area information, the N pieces of access control information being for determining accessing the network, and N and M being positive integers; and

determining, based on a current geographic location of the communication apparatus and the correspondence indicated by the first message, whether to send a first access request message to the network.

19. The communication apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the first message comprises configuration information of the N pieces of access control information and configuration information of the M pieces of geographic area information; or

the first message comprises N access control information indexes and M geographic area information indexes, wherein the N access control information indexes one-to-one correspond to the N pieces of access control information, and the M geographic area information indexes one-to-one correspond to the M pieces of geographic area information.

20. The communication apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein before receiving the first message, the communication apparatus is further caused to perform:

receiving a second message, wherein

the second message is for configuring the N pieces of access control information and the M pieces of geographic area information, or

the second message comprises N access control information indexes and M geographic area information indexes, wherein the N access control information indexes one-to-one correspond to the N pieces of access control information, and the M geographic area information indexes one-to-one correspond to the M pieces of geographic area information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2023
From: WANG, HONG; XU, BIN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010423566.0 · May 19, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021089673 · Apr 25, 2021
Related Publication 20230079892A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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