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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Gang Wang, Beijing, CN;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media of communication. A method of communication implemented by a terminal device comprises determining, based on characteristics of traffic associated with uplink data, whether the uplink data is to be transmitted in an inactive state of the terminal device; and in accordance with a determination that the uplink data is to be transmitted in the inactive state, resuming radio bearers for the transmission of the uplink data in the inactive state; and transmitting, based on the radio bearers, the uplink data to the network device while the terminal device is in the inactive state. The method of communication implemented by a network device comprises receiving the uplink data; and transmitting, to the terminal device, a response to the reception of the uplink data. In this way, control scheme for small data transmission is provided.