| CPC H04W 36/26 (2013.01) [H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |

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1. A cell camping method, comprising:
determining a cell where a terminal is camping and a corresponding camping state, the terminal being a terminal that supports a Non-Standalone networking (NSA) function; and
transmitting a first indication to the terminal when the terminal is camping on a first cell and is in an idle state, the first indication indicating to the terminal that a reselection priority of the first cell is a first priority,
wherein the first priority is higher than or equal to a second priority, the second priority is a reselection priority of a second cell, and the first cell is an NSA anchor cell,
wherein the method further comprises:
determining, when the terminal is camping on the second cell and is in a connected state, a first parameter of the first cell, the first parameter representing a congestion condition of the first cell; and
redirecting, when the first parameter of the first cell satisfies a corresponding parameter threshold, the terminal to the first cell,
wherein said determining the first parameter of the first cell comprises:
determining a first number corresponding to the first cell, the first number being a number of terminals currently accessing the first cell;
determining a second number corresponding to the first cell, the second number being a maximum number of terminals allowable to access the first cell; and
determining the first parameter of the first cell based on the first number and the second number.
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