US 12,484,016 B2
Communication method and apparatus
Xiaoying Xu, Shenzhen (CN); Qinghai Zeng, Shanghai (CN); Qufang Huang, Shenzhen (CN); and Chunhua You, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on May 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/738,973.
Application 17/738,973 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2019/116821, filed on Nov. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0264520 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2024.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 68/005 (2013.01) [H04W 74/0841 (2013.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.02)] 23 Claims
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1. A communication method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, a paging message from an access network device, wherein the paging message comprises an early downlink data transmission indication and an inactive radio network temporary identify (I-RNTI) that identifies the terminal device is in an inactive state;
sending, by the terminal device, a paging response to the access network device by using a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource, wherein the first PUSCH resource is preconfigured, or the first PUSCH resource is determined based on the paging message, or the first PUSCH resource is determined based on a preconfiguration and the paging message, and wherein the paging response carries the I-RNTI and identity authentication information that are of the terminal device, and the I-RNTI and the identity authentication information that are of the terminal device are used for identity authentication of the terminal device; and
receiving, by the terminal device, downlink data corresponding to the early downlink data transmission indication.