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Granted Patent B2
US 12,538,217 · App. 17/662,120 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Communication method, communications apparatus, and communications system

Inventors: Yedan Wu (Shanghai, CN); Tingting Geng (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W48/18H04W48/16
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Patent No.
US 12,538,217
App. No.
17/662,120
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a communication method, a communications apparatus, and a communications system. The method includes: A terminal device generates first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a plurality of non-public networks, the plurality of non-public networks include a first non-public network, and the first non-public network is a network that the terminal device requests to access; and the terminal device sends the first indication information to an access network device.

Claims (38)

1 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a terminal device, a first non-public network with which the terminal device requests to set up a radio resource control (RRC) connection, and determining another non-public network that is deployed in a same cell of an access network device as the first non-public network based on the another non-public network having a same type as the first non-public network;

generating, by the terminal device, first indication information, wherein the first indication information comprises respective identity information of the first non-public network and the another non-public network; and

sending, by the terminal device, the first indication information to the access network device.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identity information of the first non-public network and the another non-public network comprises an index of each of the first non-public network and the another non-public network.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first non-public network and the another non-public network rely on a same public land mobile network (PLMN).

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identity information of the first non-public network comprises an index of the first non-public network, and the identity information of the another non-public network comprises an identity of the another non-public network.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identity information of the first non-public network and the another non-public network comprise identities of the first non-public network and the another non-public network, and public land mobile network identities in the identities of the first non-public network and the another non-public network are the same.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication information is carried in an RRC setup complete message.

7 . A terminal device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to perform operations comprising:

determining a first non-public network with which the terminal device requests to set up a radio resource control (RRC) connection, and determining another non-public network that is deployed in a same cell of an access network device as the first non-public network based on the another non-public network having a same type as the first non-public network;

generating first indication information, wherein the first indication information comprises respective identity information of the first non-public network and the another non-public network; and

sending the first indication information to the access network device.

8 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the identity information of the first non-public network and the another non-public network comprises an index of the first non-public network and the another non-public network.

9 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the first indication information is carried in an RRC setup complete message.

10 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the first non-public network and the another non-public network rely on a same public land mobile network (PLMN).

11 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the identity information of the first non-public network and the another non-public network comprise identities of the first non-public network and the another non-public network, and public land mobile network identities in the identities of the first non-public network and the another non-public network are the same.

12 . An access network device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the access network device to perform operations comprising:

receiving first indication information sent by a terminal device, wherein the first indication information comprises respective identity information of each non-public network of a plurality of non-public networks, the plurality of non-public networks comprise a first non-public network and another non-public network, and the first non-public network is a network with which the terminal device requests to set up a radio resource control (RRC) connection;

determining second indication information based on the first indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates the plurality of non-public networks;

sending the second indication information to a core network device;

receiving third indication information sent by the core network device, wherein the third indication information indicates the first non-public network; and

determining, based on the third indication information, that the network that the terminal device requests to access in the plurality of non-public networks is the first non-public network.

13 . The access network device according to claim 12 , wherein the second indication information comprises the respective identity information of each non-public network of the plurality of non-public networks.

14 . The access network device according to claim 12 , wherein the second indication information comprises the first indication information.

15 . The access network device according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of non-public networks correspond to a cell of the access network device.

16 . The access network device according to claim 12 , wherein a content of the second indication information is different than a content of the first indication information.

17 . The access network device according to claim 12 , wherein the identity information of the first non-public network and the another non-public network comprises an index of the first non-public network and the another non-public network.

18 . The access network device according to claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the access network device to perform further operations comprising:

determining a connection status between the first non-public network and the terminal device.

19 . The access network device according to claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the access network device to perform further operations comprising:

determining, based on the connection status, whether to allow a new terminal device to access the first non-public network.

20 . The access network device according to claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the access network device to perform further operations comprising:

allocating a resource to the terminal device in the first non-public network based on the connection status.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2025
From: WU, YEDAN; GENG, TINGTING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072643/0405 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019115943 · Nov 6, 2019
Related Publication 20220279432A1 · Sep 1, 2022
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