| CPC H04W 36/304 (2023.05) [H04L 5/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A communication method for a multimode terminal, comprising:
obtaining a network camping preferable mode, wherein the network camping preferable mode comprises a rate-based selection mode, a power-consumption-based selection mode, and a hybrid selection mode; and
selecting a first target cell for communication when the network camping preferable mode is the rate-based selection mode, wherein throughput of the first target cell satisfies a target throughput requirement; or
selecting a second target cell for communication when the network camping preferable mode is the power-consumption-based selection mode, wherein the second target cell satisfies a preset power-consumption condition, and the preset power-consumption condition is determined according to a cell selection reception level value and a cell selection quality value; or
selecting a third target cell for communication when the network camping preferable mode is the hybrid selection mode, wherein the third target cell satisfies the preset power-consumption condition, and/or throughput of the third target cell satisfies the target throughput requirement.
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