Communication method and apparatus
This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A terminal device receives first information sent by a first base station, where the first information includes a first timing advance of a second base station, or the first information includes a parameter used by the terminal device to obtain the first timing advance of the second base station, and the first timing advance is a timing advance used in a process of data transmission with the second base station; and the terminal device obtains the first timing advance of the second base station based on the first information.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, first information sent by a first base station, wherein the first information comprises a parameter usable by the terminal device to obtain a first timing advance of a second base station, and the first timing advance is a timing advance configured to be used in a process of data transmission with the second base station; and
obtaining, by the terminal device, the first timing advance of the second base station based on the first information;
wherein the parameter comprises a location of the terminal device, or a location of the first base station or the second base station; and
wherein obtaining, by the terminal device, the first timing advance of the second base station based on the first information comprises obtaining the first timing advance of the second base station through calculation based on the parameter; and
wherein the first information comprises the parameter usable by the terminal device to obtain the first timing advance of the second base station, and the parameter further comprises:
a second timing advance of the second base station, wherein the second timing advance of the second base station is a timing advance useable in a process of accessing the second base station.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises:
information about handover between the first base station and the second base station, wherein the information about handover comprises a location at which handover is performed between the first base station and the second base station.
3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
communicating, by the terminal device, with the second base station based on the first timing advance of the second base station and the information about handover between the first base station and the second base station.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second base station is comprised in a non-terrestrial network.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises:
information about handover between the first base station and the second base station, wherein the information about handover comprises a moment at which handover is performed between the first base station and the second base station.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter further comprises a location of the terminal device.
7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter further comprises a location of the first base station.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter further comprises a location of the terminal device and a location of the first base station or the second base station.
9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises mapping relationships between a plurality of parameter groups and a plurality of timing advances, and each parameter group includes a corresponding location of the terminal device, a corresponding location of the first base station, or a corresponding location of the second base station.
10 . A terminal device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to perform operations comprising:
receiving first information sent by a first base station, wherein the first information comprises a parameter usable by the terminal device to obtain a first timing advance of a second base station, and the first timing advance is a timing advance usable by the terminal device in a process of data transmission with the second base station; and
obtaining the first timing advance of the second base station based on the first information;
wherein the parameter comprises a location of the terminal device, or a location of the first base station or the second base station; and
wherein obtaining the first timing advance of the second base station based on the first information comprises obtaining the first timing advance of the second base station through calculation based on the parameter; and
wherein the first information comprises the parameter usable by the terminal device to obtain the first timing advance of the second base station, and the parameter further comprises:
a second timing advance of the second base station, wherein the second timing advance of the second base station is a timing advance useable in a process of accessing the second base station.
11 . The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the first information further comprises:
information about handover between the first base station and the second base station, wherein the information about handover comprises a location or a moment at which handover is performed between the first base station and the second base station.
12 . The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
communicating with the second base station based on the first timing advance of the second base station and information about handover between the first base station and the second base station.
13 . The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the second base station is comprised in a non-terrestrial network.
14 . A first base station, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one non-transitory memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first base station to perform operations comprising:
generating first information, wherein the first information comprises a parameter used by a terminal device to obtain a first timing advance of a second base station, and the first timing advance is a timing advance used in a process of data transmission between the terminal device and the second base station; and
sending the first information to the terminal device; and
wherein the parameter comprises a location of the terminal device, or a location of the first base station or the second base station, and the terminal device obtains the first timing advance of the second base station through calculation based on the parameter; and
wherein the first information comprises the parameter used by the terminal device to obtain the first timing advance of the second base station, and the parameter further comprises:
a second timing advance of the second base station, wherein the second timing advance of the second base station is a timing advance useable in a process of accessing the second base station.
15 . The first base station according to claim 14 , wherein the first information further comprises:
information about handover between the first base station and the second base station, wherein the information about handover comprises a location or a moment at which handover is performed between the first base station and the second base station.
16 . The first base station according to claim 14 , wherein the first information is broadcast by the first base station.
17 . The first base station according to claim 14 , wherein the first information is sent to the first base station by the second base station, and the operations further comprise:
receiving first indication information sent by the second base station.
18 . The first base station according to claim 14 , wherein the second base station is comprised in a non-terrestrial network.
19 . The first base station according to claim 14 , wherein the first base station and the second base station are comprised in a non-terrestrial network.