TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

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TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18960651 titled 'TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

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Embodiments of this application provide a time synchronization method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: An access network device obtains first round-trip time information between the access network device and a terminal device, second round-trip time information between the access network device and a benchmark device, and third round-trip time information between the benchmark device and the terminal device; determines a delay from the access network device to the terminal device based on the obtained t round-trip time information; and sends the delay or an offset between the access network device and the terminal device to the terminal device, where the delay or the offset is used for time synchronization of the terminal device. In this solution, the access network device may accurately determine the offset or the delay, and the terminal device performs time synchronization based on the offset or the delay.