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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2025
Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Ling Lyu, Shanghai, CN;
Zheng Zhao, Shanghai, CN;
Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A method, a terminal device and a network device for non-terrestrial network satellite handover are provided according to the present disclosure. One example method includes: sending first information to a first satellite network, wherein the first information comprises a plurality of first measurement results of the terminal device measuring reference signals of a plurality of beams of a second satellite network; and receiving a first handover command from the first satellite network, wherein the first handover command indicates the terminal device to perform a random access channel-less (RACH-less) satellite handover from a coverage area of the first satellite network to a coverage area of the second satellite network, wherein the first handover command comprises information of a first beam that includes at least one beam, wherein the first beam relates to one or more pre-configured resources for the RACH-less satellite handover.