Communications method and communications apparatus
US11963218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This application provides a communications method and a communications apparatus, to reduce storage resources required by an access network device to store a context of a terminal device. The method includes: The access network device gathers terminal devices that have a same attribute in a group, where a context of each terminal device is divided into two parts: a common context and a dedicated context, the common context is shared by all the terminal devices in the group, and the dedicated context is a context specific to the terminal device. The access network device stores one common context for each group and stores a dedicated context of each terminal device in the group, to maintain the context of each terminal device.
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