A network access method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receiving a plurality of pieces of first indication information sent by a network device, wherein each piece of first indication information in the plurality of pieces of first indication information corresponds to at least one of a plurality of reduced capability terminal types, and each piece of first indication information is used for indicating whether a terminal device of the corresponding reduced capability terminal type is prohibited from accessing a cell that the network device serves; and the terminal device determining, according to the first indication information corresponding to the reduced capability terminal type to which the terminal device belongs, whether to prohibit the terminal device from accessing the cell that the network device serves.

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure 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 method and apparatus for managing CAG related procedure in a wireless communication network is provided.

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure 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 method and apparatus for managing CAG related procedure in a wireless communication network is provided.

Techniques for traffic steering are disclosed. A first signal characteristic of a first connection between an electronic device and a first wireless communications network is determined. A second signal characteristic of a second connection between the electronic device and a second wireless communications network is also determined. Based on the first signal characteristic and the second signal characteristic, the electronic device is prevented from attempting to establish the second connection until one or more establishment criteria are met.

Techniques for traffic steering are disclosed. A first signal characteristic of a first connection between an electronic device and a first wireless communications network is determined. A second signal characteristic of a second connection between the electronic device and a second wireless communications network is also determined. Based on the first signal characteristic and the second signal characteristic, the electronic device is prevented from attempting to establish the second connection until one or more establishment criteria are met.

Provided is a method, performed by a user equipment (UE), of controlling an access, the method including receiving, through system information from a base station, barring information including a barring configuration information list and a public land mobile network (PLMN)-specific barring information list, the barring configuration information list including at least one barring configuration information and the PLMN-specific barring information list including at least one barring information per PLMN and performing a barring check based on the received barring information when the access is triggered, in which the barring configuration information corresponds to one barring configuration information index according to an order of being included to the barring configuration information list.

Provided is a method, performed by a user equipment (UE), of controlling an access, the method including receiving, through system information from a base station, barring information including a barring configuration information list and a public land mobile network (PLMN)-specific barring information list, the barring configuration information list including at least one barring configuration information and the PLMN-specific barring information list including at least one barring information per PLMN and performing a barring check based on the received barring information when the access is triggered, in which the barring configuration information corresponds to one barring configuration information index according to an order of being included to the barring configuration information list.

The present disclosure relates to an access point, a method, a medium, and a computer program product for the access point. An access point is configured to perform at least the following processing: in response to an association request received from a user station, checking a first access control list set by a user to determine whether the user station is set by the user as a user station that is to be refused access to the access point; in response to determination that the user station is set by the user as a user station that is to be refused access to the access point, determining whether a push button configuration mode of a wireless protection setup of the access point is activated and verifying whether the association request is related to the push button configuration mode; and in response to determination that the push button configuration mode of the access point is activated and the association request of the user station is related to the push button configuration mode, sending an association response to the user station to complete a network configuration process of the user station.

The present disclosure relates to an access point, a method, a medium, and a computer program product for the access point. An access point is configured to perform at least the following processing: in response to an association request received from a user station, checking a first access control list set by a user to determine whether the user station is set by the user as a user station that is to be refused access to the access point; in response to determination that the user station is set by the user as a user station that is to be refused access to the access point, determining whether a push button configuration mode of a wireless protection setup of the access point is activated and verifying whether the association request is related to the push button configuration mode; and in response to determination that the push button configuration mode of the access point is activated and the association request of the user station is related to the push button configuration mode, sending an association response to the user station to complete a network configuration process of the user station.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a registration request for restricted access (RA), wherein the registration request selectively includes an onboarding access request. The UE may selectively communicate with an onboarding network to authenticate and authorize a particular network based at least in part on whether the registration request includes the onboarding access request. The UE may complete the RA registration after transmitting the registration request and based at least in part on selectively communicating with the onboarding network to authenticate and authorize the particular network. Numerous other aspects are described.