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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Xinxian Li, Shanghai, CN;
Mengying Ding, Shanghai, CN;
Jinlin Peng, Shanghai, CN;
Zhenfei Tang, Shanghai, CN;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for switching a cell state are provided, and relate to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: A terminal device receives a first instruction from a network device, and switches a serving cell state based on the first instruction. The first instruction indicates to switch the serving cell state of the terminal device to or from a first state. When the serving cell state is the first state, a downlink carrier of a serving cell supports downlink communication, and an uplink carrier of the serving cell does not support uplink communication.