In a terminal roaming steering method, a steering protocol supported by a terminal and a second AP are determined, and the terminal is steered, based on the steering protocol supported by the terminal, to roam from a first AP to the second AP.

In a terminal roaming steering method, a steering protocol supported by a terminal and a second AP are determined, and the terminal is steered, based on the steering protocol supported by the terminal, to roam from a first AP to the second AP.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for allocating a User Equipment (UE) identifier, and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: a preset functional entity or module allocates a UE identifier; the UE identifier is associated with an identifier of the UE in a wireless network system for information interaction between a network side device and the preset functional entity or module.

A method and an apparatus for managing a mobility pattern of a terminal are disclosed, to flexibly configure and manage a mobility pattern of a terminal based on an actual application scenario of the terminal, and optimize network performance. The method is: obtaining, by a control plane function (CPF) entity, mobility pattern related information of a terminal; determining, by the CPF entity, a first mobility pattern of the terminal based on the mobility pattern related information of the terminal; and sending, by the CPF entity, the determined first mobility pattern to a radio access network (RAN) node, where the first mobility pattern is used by the RAN node to determine a second mobility pattern of the terminal.

A wireless communication device is provided which allows proper management of location information for a terminal moving in the air to reduce the power consumption of the terminal and to prevent the terminal from affecting communication. A wireless communication device is provided which includes a determination unit that determines whether the device is a device moving on the ground or a device moving in the air, a neighboring cell determination unit that determines whether or not identification information of a paging area acquired through common information transmitted from a base station is the same as identification information of a paging area for which an update was performed last time when the determination unit determines that the device is moving in the air, and a control unit that determines presence or absence of need for a paging area update on the basis of a condition for initiating a paging area update when the determination unit determines that the device is moving in the air.

A wireless communication device is provided which allows proper management of location information for a terminal moving in the air to reduce the power consumption of the terminal and to prevent the terminal from affecting communication. A wireless communication device is provided which includes a determination unit that determines whether the device is a device moving on the ground or a device moving in the air, a neighboring cell determination unit that determines whether or not identification information of a paging area acquired through common information transmitted from a base station is the same as identification information of a paging area for which an update was performed last time when the determination unit determines that the device is moving in the air, and a control unit that determines presence or absence of need for a paging area update on the basis of a condition for initiating a paging area update when the determination unit determines that the device is moving in the air.

Methods, apparatus, and systems for reducing signalling in a wireless system, where one or more user equipment or mobile terminals are connected to an integrated access and backhaul node. The disclosure relates to providing integrated access and backhaul indication information that includes at least a mobile integrated access and backhaul node indication information or a group mobility indication. The integrated access and backhaul indication information could be used to reduce signaling overhead and ensure service continuity.

Methods, apparatus, and systems for reducing signalling in a wireless system, where one or more user equipment or mobile terminals are connected to an integrated access and backhaul node. The disclosure relates to providing integrated access and backhaul indication information that includes at least a mobile integrated access and backhaul node indication information or a group mobility indication. The integrated access and backhaul indication information could be used to reduce signaling overhead and ensure service continuity.

A communication method and a communications apparatus, wherein the communication method includes: receiving, by a network repository network element, a first request message from a mobility management network element, where the first request message carries a data network name of a session that a terminal device requests to establish; determining, by the network repository network element based on the first request message, at least one target session management network element from session management network elements that support the data network name; and sending, by the network repository network element, an identifier of the at least one target session management network element to the mobility management network element, such that a session management network element can be selected to provide a service for a terminal device.

A communication method and a communications apparatus, wherein the communication method includes: receiving, by a network repository network element, a first request message from a mobility management network element, where the first request message carries a data network name of a session that a terminal device requests to establish; determining, by the network repository network element based on the first request message, at least one target session management network element from session management network elements that support the data network name; and sending, by the network repository network element, an identifier of the at least one target session management network element to the mobility management network element, such that a session management network element can be selected to provide a service for a terminal device.