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A random access method includes determining a physical channel resource and a preamble sequence, where the physical channel resource or the preamble sequence is associated with a first beam determined by the terminal device and used by a network device for performing downlink transmission, sending the preamble sequence on the physical channel resource, receiving a random access response message and a paging message, where the random access response message includes a preamble identifier, the paging message includes first identification information of one or more to-be-paged terminal devices, and the paging message is sent on the first beam, sending a second identifier of the terminal device when the preamble identifier corresponds to the preamble sequence, and a first identifier of the terminal device matches the first identification information, receiving first indication information, and …