A system for converging fifth generation (5G) communication systems for supporting higher data rates beyond fourth generation (4G) systems with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) is provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A system is provided for determining system information validity by acquiring and storing a first system information block and other system information, including information on a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity and a value tag, and determining whether the stored system information is valid for the cell. As another example, a terminal and base station are provided for performing beam failure detection and a recovery procedure using first and second configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR) and if failure is detected, initiating a first random access (RA) procedure and if second configuration information is received while the first RA procedure is ongoing, terminating the first RA procedure and initiating a second RA procedure based on the second configuration information.

A system for converging fifth generation (5G) communication systems for supporting higher data rates beyond fourth generation (4G) systems with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) is provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A system is provided for determining system information validity by acquiring and storing a first system information block and other system information, including information on a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity and a value tag, and determining whether the stored system information is valid for the cell. As another example, a terminal and base station are provided for performing beam failure detection and a recovery procedure using first and second configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR) and if failure is detected, initiating a first random access (RA) procedure and if second configuration information is received while the first RA procedure is ongoing, terminating the first RA procedure and initiating a second RA procedure based on the second configuration information.

According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless device of performing at least one intra-frequency radio measurement on at least one carrier frequency f1 in a first set of time resources and at least one inter-frequency radio measurement on at least one carrier frequency f2 in a second set of time resources, wherein at least one of f1 and f2 is operating under a flexible frame structure, comprises: obtaining the first set of time resources associated with the intra-frequency radio measurement; obtaining the second set of time resources associated with the inter-frequency radio measurement; determining a priority of the inter-frequency measurement with respect to the intra-frequency measurement based on an amount of overlap between the first and the second sets of time resources; and performing at least one of the intra-frequency and the inter-frequency measurements using the determined priority.

According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless device of performing at least one intra-frequency radio measurement on at least one carrier frequency f1 in a first set of time resources and at least one inter-frequency radio measurement on at least one carrier frequency f2 in a second set of time resources, wherein at least one of f1 and f2 is operating under a flexible frame structure, comprises: obtaining the first set of time resources associated with the intra-frequency radio measurement; obtaining the second set of time resources associated with the inter-frequency radio measurement; determining a priority of the inter-frequency measurement with respect to the intra-frequency measurement based on an amount of overlap between the first and the second sets of time resources; and performing at least one of the intra-frequency and the inter-frequency measurements using the determined priority.

Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes exchanging one or more signals between a first wireless node and a second wireless node, determining, at the first wireless node and based on the one or more signals, a range of correspondence between at least one of a transmit beam of the first wireless node and a receive beam of the first wireless node, determining a difference between indices of the transmit beam of the first wireless node and the receive beam of the first wireless node, and determining an uncertainty region for beam mapping based on the determined difference.

A user equipment (215) obtains authorized service information on edge services for which the user equipment is authorized, obtains edge service information on edge services provided by access elements (210) to provide access to a wireless communication system (200), and selects a first access element of the access elements based on the authorized service information, the edge service information and radio measurements performed by the user equipment. Handover of the user equipment from the first access element to a second access element is decided based on edge service information on edge services which are provided by the second access element, authorized service information on authorized edge services for the user equipment, and radio measurements provided by the user equipment.

A user equipment (215) obtains authorized service information on edge services for which the user equipment is authorized, obtains edge service information on edge services provided by access elements (210) to provide access to a wireless communication system (200), and selects a first access element of the access elements based on the authorized service information, the edge service information and radio measurements performed by the user equipment. Handover of the user equipment from the first access element to a second access element is decided based on edge service information on edge services which are provided by the second access element, authorized service information on authorized edge services for the user equipment, and radio measurements provided by the user equipment.

Disclosed are a radio communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device acquiring a mobility control parameter for executing cell selection and re-selection in an inactive state. The method, the terminal device and the network device of the embodiments of the present application facilitate controlling the mobility of a terminal device in an inactive state.

Disclosed are a radio communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device acquiring a mobility control parameter for executing cell selection and re-selection in an inactive state. The method, the terminal device and the network device of the embodiments of the present application facilitate controlling the mobility of a terminal device in an inactive state.

This disclosure provides a measurement method, a terminal device, and an access network device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a first message sent by an access network device, where the first message includes measurement type information, the measurement type information is used to indicate a first measurement granularity, and the first measurement granularity is one of a cell measurement granularity or a beam measurement granularity; and obtaining, by the terminal device, a measured value of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement granularity. In the embodiments of this disclosure, by introducing different measurement type information, measurement of different granularities may be implemented, so that the measurement granularity is more refined and measurement results are more accurate.