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US 12,520,129 · App. 17/205,783 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Method for transmitting user terminal capability information and related apparatus

Inventors: Bingzhao Li (Beijing, CN); Bin Xu (Beijing, CN); Lei Chen (Beijing, CN); Xuelong Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W8/24H04W4/12H04W24/04H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 12,520,129
App. No.
17/205,783
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example methods and apparatus for transmitting user equipment capability information are provided. One example method includes receiving a plurality of first response messages by an access network device from a user terminal after sending a first request message to the user terminal, where each of the first response messages includes a subset of a UE capability information set. The access network device decodes the first response message to obtain a UE capability.

Claims (56)

1 . A communication method, comprising:

sending a capability information enquiry message to a terminal device;

receiving a plurality of radio resource control (RRC) message segments from the terminal device in response to the capability information enquiry message, wherein each of the plurality of RRC message segments comprises a segment of capability information, and the segment of the capability information is obtained by splitting the capability information based on a default size; and

wherein the capability information enquiry message comprises an indication identifier indicating that RRC message segmentation is allowed for the capability information.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the capability information comprises at least one of the following:

a band combination, a feature set, or a non-carrier aggregation capability that are supported by the terminal device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a last received RRC message segment comprises indication information, and wherein the indication information indicates that a report of the capability information has been completed.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the receiving a plurality of RRC message segments from the terminal device, the method further comprises:

sending a plurality of first messages to a core network device, wherein each of the first messages comprises a segment of the capability information.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein

a first message of the plurality of first messages comprises a first indication information to identify whether the first message is a last message.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the default size is a maximum size of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) payload.

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

receiving third indication information from the terminal device, wherein the third indication information indicates that the terminal device supports sending the capability information by using a plurality of RRC message segments.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the third indication information is comprised in an RRC connection setup complete message.

9 . A communication method, applied for a terminal device or a chip of the terminal device, the method comprising:

receiving a capability information enquiry message from an access network device; and

sending a plurality of radio resource control (RRC) message segments to the access network device in response to the capability information enquiry message, wherein each of the plurality of RRC message segments comprises a segment of capability information, and the segment of the capability information is obtained by splitting the capability information based on a default size; and

wherein the capability information enquiry message comprises an indication identifier indicating that RRC message segmentation is allowed for the capability information.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the capability information comprises at least one of the following:

a band combination, a feature set, or a non-carrier aggregation capability that are supported by the terminal device.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein a last sent RRC message segment comprises indication information, and wherein the indication information indicates that a report of the capability information has been completed.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the default size is a maximum size of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) payload.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending third indication information to the access network device, wherein the third indication information indicates that the terminal device supports sending the capability information by using a plurality of RRC message segments.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the third indication information is comprised in an RRC connection setup complete message.

15 . An apparatus, wherein the apparatus is an access network device or a chip of the access network device, and the apparatus comprises:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform a method comprising:

sending a capability information enquiry message to a terminal device;

receiving a plurality of radio resource control (RRC) message segments from the terminal device in response to the capability information enquiry message, wherein each of the plurality of RRC message segments comprises a segment of capability information, and the segment of the capability information is obtained by splitting the capability information based on a default size; and

wherein the capability information enquiry message comprises an indication identifier indicating that RRC message segmentation is allowed for the capability information.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the capability information comprises at least one of the following:

a band combination, a feature set, or a non-carrier aggregation capability that are supported by the terminal device.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein a last received RRC message segment comprises indication information, and wherein the indication information indicates that a report of the capability information has been completed.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein after the receiving a plurality of RRC message segments from the terminal device, the apparatus is further caused to perform:

sending a plurality of first messages to a core network device, wherein each of the first messages comprises a segment of the capability information.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein

a first message of the plurality of first messages comprises a first indication information to identify whether the first message is a last message.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the default size is a maximum size of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) payload.

21 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving third indication information from the terminal device, wherein the third indication information indicates that the terminal device supports sending the capability information by using a plurality of RRC message segments.

22 . The apparatus according to claim 21 , wherein the third indication information is comprised in an RRC connection setup complete message.

23 . An apparatus, wherein the apparatus is a terminal device or a chip of the terminal device, and the apparatus comprises:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform a method comprising:

receiving a capability information enquiry message from an access network device; and

sending a plurality of radio resource control (RRC) message segments to the access network device in response to the capability information enquiry message, wherein each of the plurality of RRC message segments comprises a segment of capability information, and the segment of the capability information is obtained by splitting the capability information based on a default size; and

wherein the capability information enquiry message comprises an indication identifier indicating that RRC message segmentation is allowed for the capability information.

24 . The apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein the capability information comprises at least one of the following:

a band combination, a feature set, or a non-carrier aggregation capability that are supported by the terminal device.

25 . The apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein a last sent RRC message segment comprises indication information, and wherein the indication information indicates that a report of the capability information has been completed.

26 . The apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein the default size is a maximum size of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) payload.

27 . The apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending third indication information to the access network device, wherein the third indication information indicates that the apparatus supports sending the capability information by using a plurality of RRC message segments.

28 . The apparatus according to claim 27 , wherein the third indication information is comprised in an RRC connection setup complete message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2025
From: LI, BINGZHAO; XU, BIN; CHEN, LEI; WANG, XUELONG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072343/0071 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811108636.2 · Sep 21, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019106118 · Sep 17, 2019
Related Publication 20210211865A1 · Jul 8, 2021
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