US 12,356,471 B2
Communication method, apparatus, and system
Yanglai Shuai, Shanghai (CN); and Yu Zhou, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/505,641.
Application 18/505,641 is a continuation of application No. 17/383,754, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,849,491.
Application 17/383,754 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2019/122193, filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 201910075653.9 (CN), filed on Jan. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0147552 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [H04W 28/0289 (2013.01); H04W 28/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication method, comprising:
sending, by a first entity, an access request of a terminal to a second entity;
determining, by the second entity, whether there are enough resources that can be allocated to the terminal;
in response to determining that there are not enough resources that can be currently allocated to the terminal, determining, by the second entity, a second terminal whose resource can be released;
sending, by the second entity, a release request to the first entity, wherein the release request comprises an identifier of the second terminal and a serving cell identifier of the second terminal;
determining, by the second entity based on the access request, whether to allow access of the terminal;
sending, by the second entity, an access response to the first entity;
in response to the access response indicating that access of the terminal is allowed, sending, by the first entity, a radio bearer (RB) setup request to the second entity;
determining, by the second entity, whether to allow setup of an RB to the terminal;
sending, by the second entity, an RB setup response to the first entity; and
in response to the RB setup response indicating that setup of the RB to the terminal is allowed, triggering, by the first entity, setup of the RB to the terminal.