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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2023
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A satellite communication method and apparatus are provided, to reduce the signaling overhead of downlink control information delivered by a satellite and that indicates beam switching when a plurality of communication apparatuses need to simultaneously perform a beam switch. In the method, a plurality of communication apparatuses are grouped based on geographical locations of the plurality of communication apparatuses, and a group identifier of a device group to which a communication apparatus belongs and an identifier of a beam to be switched to during the beam switch are sent, in a broadcast manner, to the communication apparatus that belongs to the same device group.